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Reviewed 24 February 2010

Patents

Welcome to the patents pages of the IP professional section of the website.

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The Patent Register
Search and Advisory Service
European Patent Office
World Intellectual Property Organisation
European Patent Organisation

Law and practice
Manual of Patent Practice
Patents Act 1977 (300Kb)
Patents Rules 2007 and Patents (Fees) Rules 2007 (411Kb)
Patent practice notices
Code of Practice for patent applicants and agents (102Kb)

Patents forms
Patents form 1 (26Kb)
Patents form 7 (69Kb)
Patents form 9 (58Kb)
Patents form 10 (18Kb)
Patents form 23 (24Kb)

Online services
Intellectual Property Office web filing
Searchable patents journal
Publication Server
SPC Search
Esp@cenet

Managing patents
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Licence of right

Resolving disputes
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How to file proceedings with us
Patents: results of past decisions
Patents hearings diary

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Patent Practice Working Group

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