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The IPO customer service standards tell you the level of service you can expect and how we are performing against these targets.

Section last updated: May 2023.

The manual of trade marks practice sets out guidance on the Intellectual Property Office work practices.

Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.

A list of unpaid costs following inter parte hearings about intellectual property

Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.

Publication date 10 April 2024.

Use this service to find goods and services that would be acceptable as part of a UK trade mark application.

How to get permission to copy a creative work for which the right holder(s) cannot be found ie an orphan work.

Details of all patent hearings that are scheduled.

Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.

Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 27 March 2024.

The structure and roles of senior management at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)

Information about opinions requests we have received this year

Publication date 3 April 2024.

The Manual of Patent Practice explains the Intellectual Property Office's practice under the Patents Act 1977.

Section last updated: April 2024.

Sections (20.01 - 20.10) last updated April 2024.

Section last updated: April 2024.

Sections (18.01 - 18.99) last updated: April 2024.

Basic introduction for private applicants on filing international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fee structure changed on 1 April 2024.

Authors of original works of art are entitled to a royalty each time one of their works is resold through an art market professional.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

The Intellectual Property Office publishes the data on all payments regardless of size on a monthly basis.

Thinking of doing business in Southeast Asia, China, Latin America, North America, Gulf States and India? Help and advice is available through our IP liaison officers (attachés).

Publication date 27 March 2024

A list of unpaid costs following inter parte hearings about intellectual property