Guidance
Patents: filing proceeding at the IPO
This guide is for patent owners who need further information on filing proceedings as an option to resolve a dispute.
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This guide provides:
- an overview of options to resolving patent disputes
- information on starting dispute proceedings
- examples of the types of evidence you should submit
- information on patent hearings
- options to appealing against an office decision
- information on where to get extra support
- example of a statement of grounds and counter-statement; witness statement and an exhibit
Updates to this page
Published 20 December 2013Last updated 24 April 2019 + show all updates
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Replaced 'Patents: deciding disputes' booklet due to re-branding.
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First published.