Filing by fax

Fax back changes, important notice

Please send all your documents to our main fax number +44 (0) 1633 817777.

Do not fax documents to any other number unless we have asked you to do so.

Our fax machine is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to receive transmissions, and is staffed from 09:00 until 17:00 Monday to Friday (excluding Public holidays).

The system automatically records the date and time we receive a document.

Where a fee for a document is payable at the time of filing, you must either have a deposit account containing sufficient funds or pay by credit or debit card in order to secure filing dates.

You should fax only 1 set of documents and should not submit the original or additional copies of the documents until we request them.

Only send us the original documents as confirmation copies for PCT applications and for evidence, such as a statutory declaration. Please clearly mark these documents 'In confirmation of fax'.

Each document you send by fax must be legible and you are responsible for ensuring we can read it. If we cannot understand any part of the document received we will not give a filing date to that part.

Please consider documents which incorporate photographic or other forms of representation, such as colour, may not transmit clearly.

For confirmation we've received your documents, why not ask for a fax-back service?

For enquiries relating to fax filed documents contact +44 (0) 1633 814420.

Please note

Fax services are not reliable. Your documents may be intercepted or misdirected due to operator or technical error. You must not fax anything which you think might include information of relevance to national defence and security. Anything you fax is at your risk, though we will make every effort to ensure an efficient and accurate service.