Patents

Services

  • Find registered patents, patent applications and pending patents

  • What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work.

  • A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.

  • Check the patents journal to find UK-registered patents granted, published and filed

  • Renew and pay for a GB or European patent online - when renewal is due, fees, renew by post or phone instead

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