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• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 28 April 2014
• Last updated: 26 April 2023 — See all updates

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Form 1

PDF, 171 KB, 4 pages

Form 1 (guidance)

PDF, 224 KB, 2 pages

Details

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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• Request for grant of a patent

Published 28 April 2014
Last updated 26 April 2023 + show all updates

1. 26 April 2023

   A new end page has been added. This contains a checklist and sending instructions. Supporting text added to questions that required further clarification.

2. 27 May 2022

   Form 1 (guidance) updated.

3. 21 August 2021

   Form PF1 fee sheet updated.

4. 1 April 2021

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

5. 9 November 2020

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

6. 1 October 2020

   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. 30 July 2020

   Details of the costs has changed.

8. 25 May 2018

   Patents Form 1: Data Privacy added.

9. 6 April 2018

   Costs and guidance updated.

10. 28 April 2014

    First published.