• Chapter 9: Post publication formalities examination

    Chapter 9: Post publication formalities examination Sections (9.01 – 9.34) last updated: March 2018 Action on return from publication 9.01 The following checks should be made when you receive the “A Published” message from Publication Section to confirm; a) that the A letter and published specification have been correctly imported... Continue reading

     
  • Chapter 12: Miscellaneous

    Chapter 12: Miscellaneous Sections (12.01 to 12.100) last updated: September 2018. Introduction 12.01 This chapter covers formalities activities that may occur at any stage of the processing of an application and may not have been covered in detail elsewhere in this manual. Correction/amendment 12.02 Although the ordinary dictionary definitions of... Continue reading

     
  • Guidance: Extended Collective Licensing

    Guidance for relevant licensing bodies applying to run Extended Collective Licensing (ECL) schemes. Get emails about this page Documents Extended Collective Licensing (ECL): Guidance for relevant licensing bodies applying to run ECL schemes HTML Details This guidance has been updated to reflect the implementation into UK law of The Retained... Continue reading

     
  • Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7078

    Publication date 15 January 2025. Get emails about this page Documents Patent Journal special notices: 7078, 15 January 2025 RTF, 130 KB Details These are notices which appear for a limited number of weeks. They include Intellectual Property policy announcements and recent additions to the British Library. Updates to this... Continue reading

     
  • Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7077

    Publication date 8 January 2025. Get emails about this page Documents Patent Journal special notices: 7077, 8 January 2025 RTF, 128 KB Details These are notices which appear for a limited number of weeks. They include Intellectual Property policy announcements and recent additions to the British Library. Updates to this... Continue reading

     
  • FOI release: Ex parte design hearings statistics for 2017-2023

    Statistics on the number of ex parte design hearings for 2017-2023. Get emails about this page Documents Ex parte design hearings statistics for 2017-2023 Ref: Ref: foi/2020/622 HTML Details Details provided with the yearly breakdowns for ex-parte hearings for designs. This information has been released by the Intellectual Property Office... Continue reading

     
  • FOI release: Statistics on undefended oppositions

    Statistics for January 2022- June 2023 on different elements of UK oppositions. Get emails about this page Documents Statistics on undefended oppositions, no decision and ending with a hearing Ref: Ref: foi/2020/621 HTML Details Percentages provided for the following: (2022-2023) UK oppositions which were undefended Oppositions which did not reach... Continue reading

     
  • FOI release: Patented technologies reportable to other organisations

    Details of any technologies which the IPO would need to report to other companies, organisations or directly to government. Get emails about this page Documents Patented technologies reportable to other organisations Ref: foi/2020/620 HTML Details Details of the procedure we would follow if any applications would relate to national security... Continue reading

     
  • FOI release: Success rates of non-represented patent applicants

    Details of the grant success rates of non-represented patent applicants versus represented patent applicants. Get emails about this page Documents Success rates of non-represented patent applicants Ref: foi/2020/619 HTML Success rates of non-represented patent applicants MS Excel Spreadsheet, 13.8 KB Details Details of the grant success rates for patent applications... Continue reading

     
  • FOI release: Design invalidity proceedings filed from 2018 to 2023

    Details of the number of UK Intellectual Property Office design invalidity actions filed in the last 5 years. Get emails about this page Documents Design invalidity proceedings filed from 2018 to 2023 Ref: foi/2023/618 HTML Details Details on over DF19 forms filed between January 2018- March 2023, broken down by... Continue reading