• Form: Renewal of design registration

    Published 17 April 2014 Last updated 19 April 2021 + show all updates 19 April 2021 Link to new service added, which enables registered designs to be renewed online. 1 April 2021 Timeframe for paying zero fees has ceased and normal fee payment resumes from 1st April 2021. 1 October 2020... Continue reading

     
  • Guidance: Patent fact sheets

    Published 21 July 2014 Last updated 20 August 2019 + show all updates 20 August 2019 Patents grant timeline has been updated and rebranded. 21 December 2018 Patents grant timeline has been rebranded. 28 September 2018 Patent grant timeline fact sheet updated. 6 April 2018 Patent grant timeline fact sheet, Description... Continue reading

     
  • Part B: Absolute grounds for refusal

    6.25 Section 2 of the Schedule A1 of the RDA sets out the grounds under which designs containing the flags of Paris Convention countries will be refused:-   Section 2 of Schedule A1 states: (1) A design shall be refused registration under this Act if it involves the use of... Continue reading

     
  • Official Statistics: Monthly statistics: Patents, trade marks and designs: January 2021

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  • News story: Government response: AI and IP call for views

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  • Consultation outcome: Artificial intelligence and intellectual property: call for views

    In this call for views, we want to understand the implications Artificial Intelligence (AI) might have for Intellectual Property (IP) policy. We also need to understand the impact IP might have for AI, in the near to medium term. We want your ideas, expertise, and insight. This call for views... Continue reading

     
  • Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 6878

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  • Detailed guide: Requests for opinions: 2021

    Published 7 January 2021 Last updated 15 March 2021 + show all updates 15 March 2021 Initial opinion 03/21 added. 7 January 2021 First published. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/requests-for-opinions-2021 Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • News story: Disruption to IP Renewals service

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  • Transparency data: IPO payments: 2021

    January 2021 View online Download CSV 70.5KB This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology. Request an accessible format. If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email [email protected]. Please tell us... Continue reading