Archived government news
December 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7072 Wednesday, 04 December 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/1123/24 Monday, 02 December 2024
1 January 2025: Update to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) fees Monday, 02 December 2024
Guidance: Correction to the designs register under section 21: 6288627 and … Monday, 02 December 2024
Press release: UK artists set for New Zealand royalties boost Monday, 02 December 2024
Guidance: Artist's Resale Right Monday, 02 December 2024
Press release: UK artists set for New Zealand royalties boost Monday, 02 December 2024
November 2024
Policy paper: Collective rights management in the UK Thursday, 28 November 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Thursday, 28 November 2024
Notice: Patents: hearing diary Thursday, 28 November 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Thursday, 28 November 2024
Official Statistics: Monthly statistics: Patents, trade marks and designs: … Thursday, 28 November 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7071 Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Tuesday, 26 November 2024
Corporate report: IPO annual report and accounts 2023 to 2024 Friday, 22 November 2024
Guidance: Meta counterfeit and piracy campaign Thursday, 21 November 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Thursday, 21 November 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Thursday, 21 November 2024
IPO launches bilingual website as part of Welsh language commitment Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Guidance: Requests to amend a patent after grant Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7070 Wednesday, 20 November 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Transparency data: IPO customer service standards Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Guidance: Intellectual Property Office: privacy notices Thursday, 14 November 2024
Three new non-Executive Directors appointed Thursday, 14 November 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/1060/24 Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Guidance: UK copyright protection for foreign works and nationals Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7069 Wednesday, 13 November 2024
IPO launches bilingual website as part of Welsh language commitment Tuesday, 12 November 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Monday, 11 November 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/1029/24 Monday, 11 November 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Monday, 11 November 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Monday, 11 November 2024
Guidance: UK overseas intellectual property attaché network Monday, 11 November 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Friday, 08 November 2024
Register a trade mark Friday, 08 November 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7068 Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Guidance: Trading Standards IP Crime survey and Successes 2023 to 2024 Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Set up as a sole trader: step by step Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Extension of public performance rights to foreign nationals Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Consultation outcome: Extension of public performance rights to foreign nat… Tuesday, 05 November 2024
Guidance: Trading Standards IP Crime survey and Successes 2023 to 2024 Tuesday, 05 November 2024
October 2024
Statutory guidance: Patents sections: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 19… Thursday, 31 October 2024
Statutory guidance: Changes to supplementary protection certificates on 1 J… Thursday, 31 October 2024
Official Statistics: Monthly statistics: Patents, trade marks and designs: … Thursday, 31 October 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7067 Wednesday, 30 October 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Press release: One-stop SEPs Resource Hub launched by UK IPO Monday, 28 October 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Monday, 28 October 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Friday, 25 October 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0991/24 Thursday, 24 October 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Thursday, 24 October 2024
Statutory guidance: The Patents Rules 2007 and Patents (Fees) Rules 2007 Thursday, 24 October 2024
Guidance: IPO: Customer charter Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Guidance: Requests to amend a patent after grant Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7066 Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0980/24 Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Press release: IPO campaign highlights dangers of counterfeit vehicle part… Monday, 21 October 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Monday, 21 October 2024
Notice: Patents: hearing diary Monday, 21 October 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Monday, 21 October 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Monday, 21 October 2024
Promotional material: Business events Monday, 21 October 2024
Press release: IPO campaign highlights dangers of counterfeit vehicle part… Sunday, 20 October 2024
Guidance: New signs notified under Article 6ter of the Paris Convention Friday, 18 October 2024
Guidance: Counterfeit vehicle parts Friday, 18 October 2024
Transparency data: IPO customer service standards Friday, 18 October 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0614/24 Thursday, 17 October 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7065 Wednesday, 16 October 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Monday, 14 October 2024
Press release: Kids Invent Stuff and Taskmaster Education competition Monday, 14 October 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Friday, 11 October 2024
Guidance: Examining patent applications relating to chemical inventions Friday, 11 October 2024
Statutory guidance: The Patents Act 1977 Thursday, 10 October 2024
Guidance: Protecting Intellectual Property Rights on e-commerce stores Thursday, 10 October 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Thursday, 10 October 2024
Set up as a sole trader: step by step Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Schedule 5 (section 132): Crown Proceedings Act 1947 (c.44). Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Section 107: Costs and expenses in proceedings before the comptroller Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Schedule 4 (section 127): Transitional provisions Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Section 130: Interpretation Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Section 106: Costs and expenses in proceedings before the Court Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7064 Wednesday, 09 October 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Monday, 07 October 2024
Form: Application to register an International trade mark Monday, 07 October 2024
Guidance: Requests to amend a patent after grant Friday, 04 October 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Wednesday, 02 October 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Wednesday, 02 October 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7063 Wednesday, 02 October 2024
Section 1: Patentability Tuesday, 01 October 2024
Table of cases Tuesday, 01 October 2024
Section 14: The application Tuesday, 01 October 2024
Manual of Patent Practice Tuesday, 01 October 2024
Guidance: Patents: Manual of Patent Practice Tuesday, 01 October 2024
September 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Friday, 27 September 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Thursday, 26 September 2024
Official Statistics: Monthly statistics: Patents, trade marks and designs: … Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7062 Wednesday, 25 September 2024
Guidance: Intellectual Property Office: privacy notices Monday, 23 September 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Friday, 20 September 2024
Transparency data: IPO payments: 2024 Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0881/24 Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Statutory guidance: Registered Designs Act and Rules Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7061 Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Monday, 16 September 2024
Guidance: Patent Prosecution Highway Monday, 16 September 2024
Guidance: Patents: accelerated processing Monday, 16 September 2024
Guidance: UK overseas intellectual property attaché network Monday, 16 September 2024
Guidance: How to file documents with the Intellectual Property Office Friday, 13 September 2024
Action needed to continue using EPO Online Filing Thursday, 12 September 2024
Intellectual Property Office welcomes new IP Minister Thursday, 12 September 2024
IPO issues fresh warning to beware of misleading invoices Thursday, 12 September 2024
IPO launches bilingual website as part of Welsh language commitment Thursday, 12 September 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0875/24 Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Transparency data: IPO customer service standards Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Corporate report: Intellectual Property Office Innovation and Growth Report… Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7060 Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Guidance: Requests to amend a patent after grant Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Monday, 09 September 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0838/24 Thursday, 05 September 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Thursday, 05 September 2024
Manual of trade marks practice Wednesday, 04 September 2024
The examination guide Wednesday, 04 September 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Wednesday, 04 September 2024
Statutory guidance: Trade Marks Act 1994 Wednesday, 04 September 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7059 Wednesday, 04 September 2024
Form: Record/cancel a change of ownership, licence or security Tuesday, 03 September 2024
Guidance: Notifying the Intellectual Property Office of a court action Tuesday, 03 September 2024
August 2024
Statutory guidance: Trade Marks Rules Friday, 30 August 2024
IPO introduces statements of grant for international designs Thursday, 29 August 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Thursday, 29 August 2024
Official Statistics: Monthly statistics: Patents, trade marks and designs: … Thursday, 29 August 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Thursday, 29 August 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7058 Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Tuesday, 27 August 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0794/24 Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0787/24 Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Set up a limited company: step by step Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7057 Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Set up as a sole trader: step by step Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Monday, 19 August 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Friday, 16 August 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Thursday, 15 August 2024
Transparency data: IPO customer service standards Thursday, 15 August 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7056 Wednesday, 14 August 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Tuesday, 13 August 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Friday, 09 August 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0733/24 Thursday, 08 August 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Thursday, 08 August 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Thursday, 08 August 2024
Part B: Absolute grounds for refusal Thursday, 08 August 2024
Registered Designs Examination Practice guide Thursday, 08 August 2024
Guidance: Requests to amend a patent after grant Wednesday, 07 August 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7055 Wednesday, 07 August 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Monday, 05 August 2024
Notice: Patents: hearing diary Thursday, 01 August 2024
Statutory guidance: Designs Practice Notice (DPN) 01/24: Practice in respec… Thursday, 01 August 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Thursday, 01 August 2024
Transparency data: IPO payments: 2024 Thursday, 01 August 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Thursday, 01 August 2024
July 2024
Guidance: How to file documents with the Intellectual Property Office Wednesday, 31 July 2024
Notice: Patents: hearing diary Wednesday, 31 July 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Wednesday, 31 July 2024
Notice: IP and Business Growth Survey: Summary of Responses Wednesday, 31 July 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7054 Wednesday, 31 July 2024
IPO issues fresh warning to beware of misleading invoices Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Guidance: Avoiding misleading payment requests Tuesday, 30 July 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Tuesday, 30 July 2024
IPO issues fresh warning to beware of misleading invoices Monday, 29 July 2024
Classification information Monday, 29 July 2024
Manual of trade marks practice Monday, 29 July 2024
The examination guide Monday, 29 July 2024
Statutory guidance: Examining patent applications involving artificial neur… Thursday, 25 July 2024
Official Statistics: Monthly statistics: Patents, trade marks and designs: … Thursday, 25 July 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7053 Wednesday, 24 July 2024
Transparency data: IPO customer service standards Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0672/24 Monday, 22 July 2024
Press release: One-stop SEPs Resource Hub launched by UK IPO Monday, 22 July 2024
Guidance: International Signposting Monday, 22 July 2024
Guidance: UK SEPs Case Law Monday, 22 July 2024
Guidance: Introduction Monday, 22 July 2024
Guidance: Standard Essential Patent licensing Monday, 22 July 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Monday, 22 July 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0662/24 Friday, 19 July 2024
Notice: Patents: hearing diary Friday, 19 July 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Friday, 19 July 2024
Intellectual Property Office welcomes new Minister for IP Thursday, 18 July 2024
Intellectual Property Office welcomes new IP Minister Thursday, 18 July 2024
Statutory guidance: Tribunal Practice Notice 1/2024: Restricting specificat… Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7052 Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Transparency data: IPO customer service standards Tuesday, 16 July 2024
Press release: IPO celebrates first filing in new digital service Tuesday, 16 July 2024
UK IPO becomes a WIPO Green Partner Tuesday, 16 July 2024
Guidance: Taking part in our patents pilot Tuesday, 16 July 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Friday, 12 July 2024
Action needed to continue using EPO Online Filing Friday, 12 July 2024
UKIPO signs MoU with Ministry of Justice, Uzbekistan Thursday, 11 July 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7051 Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Guidance: Extension of UK intellectual property rights abroad Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Guidance: Intellectual Property Office: how to pay us Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Guidance: Search UK trade mark classes Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Guidance: Copyright: orphan works Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Tuesday, 09 July 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Friday, 05 July 2024
Guidance: Intellectual Property training course: IP Masterclass Thursday, 04 July 2024
Guidance: UK PatLib Network Wednesday, 03 July 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0614/24 Wednesday, 03 July 2024
Notice: Patents: hearing diary Wednesday, 03 July 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Wednesday, 03 July 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Wednesday, 03 July 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7050 Wednesday, 03 July 2024
Guidance: Requests to amend a patent after grant Wednesday, 03 July 2024
Guidance: Patents: Manual of Patent Practice Monday, 01 July 2024
Section 130: Interpretation Monday, 01 July 2024
Manual of Patent Practice Monday, 01 July 2024
Changes to the Manual of Patent Practice Monday, 01 July 2024
June 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Friday, 28 June 2024
Official Statistics: Monthly statistics: Patents, trade marks and designs: … Thursday, 27 June 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7049 Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Guidance: Requests to amend a patent after grant Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Notice: Patents: hearing diary Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Part F: Locarno classification Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Registered Designs Examination Practice guide Tuesday, 25 June 2024
Guidance: Intellectual Property Office: how to pay us Monday, 24 June 2024
Transparency data: IPO customer service standards Monday, 24 June 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0547/24 Friday, 21 June 2024
Decision: Design hearing decision: O/0545/24 Friday, 21 June 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Thursday, 20 June 2024
Official Statistics: Facts and figures: patents, trade marks, designs and h… Thursday, 20 June 2024
Guidance: Patent Prosecution Highway Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7048 Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Guidance: Requests to amend a patent after grant Wednesday, 19 June 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Transparency data: Register of Board Members' Interests Tuesday, 18 June 2024
Decision: Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders Thursday, 13 June 2024
Notice: Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries Thursday, 13 June 2024
Guidance: Requests for opinions: 2024 Wednesday, 12 June 2024