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Patents

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

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  • Law and practice

  • Manual of Patent Practice
  • Patents Act 1977 PDF document(626Kb)
  • Patents Rules 2007 and Patents (Fees) Rules 2007 PDF document(430Kb)
  • Patent practice notices
  • Code of Practice for patent applicants and agents PDF document(111Kb)

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  • Patents forms

  • Patents form 1 PDF document(23Kb)
  • Patents form 7 PDF document(18Kb)
  • Patents form 9A PDF document(33Kb)
  • Patents form 10 PDF document(37Kb)
  • Patents form 23 PDF document(20Kb)

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  • Online services

  • Intellectual Property Office web filing
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  • Managing patents

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  • Resolving disputes

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