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Form 1 (guidance)

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All Intellectual Property Office fee bearing forms should be filed with the appropriate fee.

Cost

There is no need to pay any fee at the time of filing this form, but if you pay the application fee now it is reduced as shown below.

Application fee - at time of filing:

£90: Paper
£60: Online

Application fee - when paid later:

£112.50 : Paper
£75 : Online

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Updates to this page

Published 28 April 2014
Last updated 26 April 2023 + show all updates
  1. A new end page has been added. This contains a checklist and sending instructions. Supporting text added to questions that required further clarification.

  2. Form 1 (guidance) updated.

  3. Form PF1 fee sheet updated.

  4. Zero fees ended and normal fees resume from 1st April 2021.

  5. E-mail address for sending the completed form has been added.

  6. Fee sheet added to Patents form 1 and text 'All Intellectual Property Office fee bearing forms should be filed with the appropriate fee' added.

  7. Details of the costs has changed.

  8. Patents Form 1: Data Privacy added.

  9. Costs and guidance updated.

  10. First published.

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