Check the patents journal

Check for changes to patents in the UK, including new applications or changes to applications in the ‘Search the Intellectual Property Journal’ service.

You can also use this service to check for changes to supplementary protection certificates (SPCs).

Use this service to view:

  • UK patent applications
  • European patents that apply in the UK
  • other legal patent proceedings

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You cannot use this service to find the details of a patent or SPC. Use the search for a patent service instead.

If the application was filed on or before 21 January 2025

You cannot view or download journals published on or before 21 January 2025 with this service.

If the journal was published between 26 March 2008 and 22 January 2025, you can download the data in PDF or XML.

If the journal was published between 12 August 1998 to 26 March 2008, you can find the patents journal in the National Archive.

Search the patent journals in Guernsey

The Guernsey patents journal contains details of new patent applications in Guernsey.