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This guidance relates to Standard Essential Patents licensing.
Some countries may allow you to extend your UK IP protection and accept it as protected in that country after completing local formalities.
Information about opinions requests we have received this year.
Develop your knowledge and skills in IP such as trade marks, copyright, designs and patents with our IP masterclass training course.
Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.
A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.
This document outlines the different accelerated procedures offered to accelerate patent application processing.
Guidance on the procedures the Intellectual Property Office follows when examining the formalities of patent applications.
This guidance describes the dispute resolution services and remedies available for standard essential patents (SEPs) disputes.
The guidelines are temporarily suspended pending consideration of the judgement of the Court of Appeal in Comptroller of Patents v Emotional Perception AI Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 825.
Monitor the progress of a patent application through search reports, open to the public inspection files, and caveats.
This section of the SEPs Resource Hub signposts to relevant UK cases concerning SEPs.
You can make observations on the patentability of a published patent application.
If you are in a dispute with someone over the infringement or validity of a patent or SPC, you may request a non-binding opinion.
Information to help you protect, manage, and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Saudi Arabia.
All patent applications filed at the IPO are checked to identify any which could be prejudicial to national security or public safety.
An overview of the work the IPO is undertaking in relation to Standard Essential Patents.
Details on how to make a request for accelerated examination under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH).
The UK Patent Library Network provide users with local access to patent, trade mark, designs and copyright information.
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