Requesting an electronic uncertified copy from a published UK patent or patent application (Form 23)
Have you checked whether the copy is available on our patent document and information service (Ipsum).
Checklist
Have you checked whether the copy is available on our patent document and information service (Ipsum).
Have you got?
A valid e-mail address where we can send the requested documents and your web filing receipt.
A postal address for any CD that we may need to send to you.
The capability to receive, open and read the zipped PDF files that will be sent to you either in an email attachment or on a CD.
A valid credit/debit card or details of a customer/deposit account that you hold with us.
The application or publication number of the published UK patent or application that you require a copy from.
Availability
Disruption to service
Due to essential maintenance this service will not be available between 08:00 (UK time) Saturday 11 February and 07:00 (UK time) Monday 13 February 2012. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.Please note that between 01:00 and 03:00 (UK time) there are scheduled housekeeping tasks which may affect the availability of these forms.
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