Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Fees 

Changes in fees payable under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

Notice is given that the fees (chapter 1) payable in connection with applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty at the UK Intellectual Property Office (RO/GB) are changed with effect from 1 January 2021.

Transmittal Fee: £75

Search Fee: £1,613                                                                                     

International Fee: 

(a) For the first 30 sheets: £1,120

(b) For each sheet over 30: £13

Restoration for Restoration of Priority: £150

Reductions for E – FILING	

Electronic filing (not being in character coded format): £168

Electronic filing (being in character coded format): £253

Fees for preparation of Priority Document: £20

Directions under section 31A of the Registered Designs Act 1949, section 123(2A) of the Patents Act 1977 and section 66 of the Trade Marks Act 1994

Changes to Patents, Designs and Trade Marks Forms in connection with the end of the Transition Period

1. The comptroller has made these Directions under section 31A of the Registered Designs Act 1949, section 123(2A) of the Patents Act 1977 and section 66 of the Trade Marks Act 1994.
2. These Directions set out changes to the below Designs Forms, Patents Forms and Trade Marks Forms whose use is required by rules. These Directions also introduce Patents Forms SP5, SP6, Trade Marks Forms Trade marks opt out, International trade marks opt out and Designs Forms Designs opt out, International designs opt out, whose use is required by rules.
3. These Directions come into force on 1 January 2021.
4. The following forms are set out in the Schedule to these Directions and are the forms which are required by the Registered Designs Rules 2006 (SI 2006/1975) as amended, the Patents Rules 2007(SI 2007/3291) as amended and the Trade Marks Rules 2008 (SI 2008/1797) as amended:
•	Patents Form 1 (Request for grant of a patent)
•	Patents Form 2 (Initiation of proceedings before the Comptroller)
•	Patents Form 4 (Continuation of proceedings before the Comptroller)
•	Patents Form 8 (Request for authorisation of the release of sample biological material)
•	Patents Form 15 (Notice of opposition to proceedings before the Comptroller)
•	Patents Form 16 (Application to restore a patent)
•	Patents Form 17 (Request for opinion as to the validity or infringement of a patent)
•	Patents Form 20 (Request to correct a name or address)
•	Patents Form 21 (Application to register or give notice of rights)
•	Patents Form 23 (Request for a copy of a document or a register entry)
•	Patents Form 28 (Apply for a patent register entry to show licences are available as of right)
•	Patents Form 30 (Cancel entry in register that licences under the patent are available as of right)
•	Patents Form 51 (Appointment or change of agent or attorney)
•	Patents Form 54 (Filing a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application)
•	Patents Form NP1 (National processing of international patent (UK) application)
•	Patents Form SP1 (Application for grant of a supplementary protection certificate)
•	Patents Form SP3 (Application for declaration of lapse or invalidity, or to revoke an extension of the duration of an SPC)
•	Patents Form SP4 (Application to extend a supplementary protection certificate)
•	Designs Form DF2A (Apply to register one or more designs)
•	Designs Form DF2C (Application to register a design which registration was deferred)
•	Designs Form DF5 (Statement of reasons for registrar’s decision)
•	Designs Form DF55 (Notice of appeal to the appointed person)
•	Trade Marks Form TM3 (Application to register a trade mark)
•	Trade Marks Form TM4 (Application to transform a Madrid Protocol)
•	Trade Marks Form TM5 (Request for a statement of reasons)
•	Trade Marks Form TM7 (Notice of opposition)
•	Trade Marks Form TM7F (Notice of fast track opposition)
•	Trade Marks Form TM8 (Notice of defence)
•	Trade Marks Form TM8N (Notice of defence on the grounds of non use)
•	Trade Marks Form TM9 (Request an extension of time)
•	Trade Marks Form TM9C (Request for a cooling off period)
•	Trade Marks Form TM9E (Request for an extension to cooling off period)
•	Trade Marks Form TM9R (Request for a retrospective extension of time)
•	Trade Marks Form TM9T (Request to terminate cooling off period)
•	Trade Marks Form TM12 (Request to divide an application)
•	Trade Marks Form TM16 (Application to record a change of ownership)
•	Trade Marks Form TM16P (Application to record partial assignment)
•	Trade Marks Form TM17 (Request to merge registrations)
•	Trade Marks Form TM21B (Change of details to an application)
•	Trade Marks Form TM26(I) (Application to declare invalidation)
•	Trade Marks Form TM26(N) (Application to revoke a trade mark for non-use)
•	Trade Marks Form TM26(O) (Application to revoke a trade mark other than non-use)
•	Trade Marks Form TM26R (Application to rectify the register)
•	Trade Marks Form TM27 (Application to intervene in proceedings)
•	Trade Marks Form TM28 (Application to record a concurrent registration)
•	Trade Marks Form TM29 (Application to set aside cancellation)
•	Trade Marks Form TM33 (Change of representative)
•	Trade Marks Form TM33P (Change of representative (opponents and cancellations)
•	Trade Marks Form TM35 (Regulations governing the use of certification or collective marks)
•	Trade Marks Form TM36 (Application to amend the regulations)
•	Trade Marks Form TM50 (Application to record a licensee)
•	Trade Marks Form TM51 (Application to remove or amend a licence)
•	Trade Marks Form TM53 (Request to proceed to evidence rounds)
•	Trade Marks Form TM55 (Notice of appeal to the Appointed Person (ex parte))
•	Trade Marks Form TM55P (Notice of Appeal to the Appointed Person (inter parte))
5. Patent Forms 1, 21, 23, 51 and Trade Marks Forms 7, 16, 26(I), 33 as so set out, replace the corresponding forms in the Schedule to the Directions made on 2 November 2020 (which came into force on 9 November 2020). The Directions made on 2 November 2020 are, to that extent, revoked.
6. Patents Forms 2, 4, 15, 17, NP1, SP1, SP2, SP3, SP4, Designs Forms 2A, 2C and Trade Marks Forms 3, 5, 7F, 12, 16P, 26(N), 26(O), 35, 36, 50, 51, 55P as so set out, replace the corresponding Forms in the Schedule to the Directions made on 24 September 2020 (which came into force on 1 October 2020). The Directions made on 24 September 2020 are, to that extent, revoked.
7. Trade Marks Forms 9 and 9R as so set out, replace the corresponding Forms in the Schedule to the Directions made on 28 July 2020 (which came into force on 30 July 2020). The Directions made on 28 July 2020 are, to that extent, revoked.
8. The remaining Patent Forms, as so set out, replace the corresponding forms in the Schedule to the Directions made on 15 May 2018 (which came into force on 25 May 2018). The Directions made on 15 May 2018 are, to that extent, revoked.
9. The remaining Trade Marks and Designs Forms as so set out, replace the corresponding Forms.
10. New Patents Forms SP5, SP6, Trade Marks Forms Trade marks opt out, International trade marks opt out and Designs Forms Designs opt out, International designs opt out, are introduced in the Schedule to the Directions which come into force on 1 January 2020.
James Porter
(Acting) Divisional Director, Policy and Legal
Acting on behalf of the Comptroller
21 December 2020

Guidance and notes on the changes to patents trade marks and designs forms made in relation to the end of the Transition Period

(a) These notes are not part of the Directions. They are intended to provide background and additional information.

(b) The Interpretation Act 1978 applies to these Directions. Therefore, all the definitions set out in the Registered Designs Act 1949 (as amended), Patents Act 1977 (as amended) and the Trade Marks Act 1994 (as amended) apply to these Directions. Further, amongst other things, generally any words importing the masculine gender include the feminine and words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular.

(c) Section 31A of the Registered Design Act, Section 123(2A) of the Patents Act and Section 66 of the Trade Marks Act allows the comptroller to give directions specifying any forms the use of which is required by the Designs Rules, the Patents Rules and the Trade Mark Rules.

(d) Patents Forms SP5, SP6, Trade Marks Forms Trade marks opt out, International trade marks opt out  and Designs Forms Designs opt out, International designs opt out have been introduced as set out below. 

(e) The following design forms, patents forms and trade mark forms have been revised as set out below.

Patents Form 1, Patents Form 2, Patents Form 4, Patents Form 8, Patents Form 15, Patents Form 16, Patents Form 17, Patents Form 20, Patents Form 21, Patents Form 23, Patents Form 28, Patents Form 30, Patents Form 51, Patents Form 54, Patents Form NP1, Patents Form SP1, Patents Form SP3, Patents Form SP4, Designs Form DF2A, Designs Form DF2C, Designs Form DF5, Designs Form DF55, Trade Marks Form TM3, Trade Marks Form TM4, Trade Marks Form TM5, Trade Marks Form TM7, Trade Marks Form TM7F, Trade Marks Form TM8, Trade Marks Form TM8N, Trade Marks Form TM9, Trade Marks Form TM9C, Trade Marks Form TM9E, Trade Marks Form TM9R, Trade Marks Form TM9T, Trade Marks Form TM12, Trade Marks Form TM16, Trade Marks Form TM16P, Trade Marks Form TM17, Trade Marks Form TM21B, Trade Marks Form TM26(I), Trade Marks Form TM26(N), Trade Marks Form TM26(O), Trade Marks Form TM26R, Trade Marks Form TM27, Trade Marks Form TM28, Trade Marks Form TM29, Trade Marks Form TM33, Trade Marks Form TM33P, Trade Marks Form TM35, Trade Marks Form TM36, Trade Marks Form TM50, Trade Marks Form TM51, Trade Marks Form TM53, Trade Marks Form TM55 and Trade Marks Form TM55P

(f) As a result of legislative changes introduced by Statutory Instrument SI 2020/1317, from the 1 January 2020, it will no longer be possible to have an address for service (AFS) in the European Economic Area (EEA). Hence, these forms have thus been revised to require that the address for service must be in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or Channel Islands and that an agent must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Isle of Man. Any references in the forms to requesting a fax number from the applicant have also been removed. 

(g) A number of the Patents and Trade Mark Forms have also been revised by the addition of the ‘forms@ipo.gov.uk’ email address. The following text will be added to these forms: “Send your form(s), saved as PDF(s) to: forms@ipo.gov.uk. For help saving your forms as a PDF see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how-to-file-documents-with-the-intellectual-property-office/how-to-file-documents-with-the-intellectual-property-office”.

Patents Form 4, 8, 28

(h) Patents Form 4 has also been revised to reflect the renumbering of provisions of the Medicinal Products Regulation and Plant Protection Products Regulation. In each case, Article 14(d) is now Article 14(1)(d).

(i) Patents Form 8 has been amended by removing note h) which made reference to paying a fee, as no fee is prescribed by the Patents (Fees) Rules for this form. 

(j) Patents Form 28 has been amended to reformat the “Confirmation of an entry in the register” section, to improve readability. 

Patents Forms SP1, SP3 and SP4

(k) Patents Form SP1, SP3 and SP4 have also been revised to reflect changes to supplementary protection certificate law which come into effect following the end of the transition period.

(l) The forms have been updated to remove references to “EC” Regulations, as these are now retained as UK law.

(m) Patents Form SP1 has been revised, with section 8 being amended to refer to marketing authorisation being granted in one or more of the United Kingdom (UK), Great Britain (GB) or Northern Ireland (NI). Section 9 to replace the reference to “the Community” with a reference to the UK or European Economic Area, for clarity on which marketing authorisations are applicable. Section 10 has been amended for clarity. Note e) has been rewritten to be clearer on how authorisations in Switzerland may be relevant. Note f) has been updated to clarify that authorisations granted by the European Medicines Agency apply in NI by virtue of the Northern Ireland protocol.

(n) Patents Form SP3 has been updated to reflect the renumbering of certain provisions in the SPC Regulations. Section 5 has been amended to refer to Articles 14(1)(d) of the Regulations and Article 16 of Regulation 469/2009.

(o) Patents Form SP4 has been revised to refer to Articles 8(2) and (3) of Regulation 469/2009. A reference to Article 36(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006 has been replaced with a reference to regulation 58A(2) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012. The reference to “state” has been removed. Section 7 of the form has been amended to allow for multiple authorisations in the UK, GB or NI to be recorded. Section 8 of the Form has been deleted, as it is no longer necessary to provide proof of authorisations in EU Member States, and section 9 has been revised to remove the reference to section 8 and renumbers as section 8. A new section 9 has been added which asks whether the product which is the subject of the SPC has been either designated as an orphan medicinal product or been the subject of a granted application for a one-year extension to the period of marketing protection.

Design Forms DF2A and DF2C

(p) Design Forms DF2A (section 5) has been revised to refer to transitional arrangements which are needed as a result of leaving the European Union (EU) and the end of the Transition Period. These arrangements are for when a deferred design is based on an earlier deferred European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) or international application designating the EU and specify that the deferment cannot exceed 30 months from the original filing date. A new section 10 has been added which requires the applicant to specify if they had a pending or deferred application at the EUIPO, or a pending deferred application for an international design designating the EU. New section 12 requires details of the pending or deferred EUIPO application and new section 13 requires details of the pending or deferred international application. The guidance notes have also been updated accordingly.

(q) Designs Form DF2C has also been revised to refer to transitional arrangements which are needed as a result of leaving the EU and the end of the Transition Period. These arrangements are for when a deferred design is based on an earlier deferred EUIPO or international application designating the EU and specify that the deferment cannot exceed 30 months from the original filing date.

Trade Mark Forms TM3, TM7, TM7F, TM8, TM8N

(r) Trade Mark Form TM3 has been revised to add new sections 10, 12 and 13 as part of transitional arrangements from leaving the EU and the end of the Transition Period. New section 10 requires the applicant to specify if they had a pending trade mark application at the EUIPO, are entitled to a conversion at the EUIPO, or a pending international trade mark claiming protection in the EU, as of exit day. New section 12 requires details of the pending EUIPO application and new section 13 requires details of the pending international application.

(s) Trade Marks Forms TM7 and TM7F are being revised to remove European Union Trade Marks from the type of Mark that can be Opposed. 

(t) Trade Marks Forms TM7F, TM8, TM8N have been amended to indicate that in some circumstances, an EEA AFS will be permitted. TM8N has also been altered to allow for the capturing of the filers email address to facilitate correspondence by email. 

Patents Forms SP5, SP6

(u) New Patents Form SP5 has been introduced. This form will allow third party manufacturers to make SPC-protected medicines for export outside the UK or EU. It also allows making and storage of medicines during the last six months of an SPC ready for sale in the UK or EU after the SPC expires. For this exception to apply, under rule 116A(1), third parties must notify us of their intent and this form will allow them to do this. 

(v) New Patents Form SP6 has been introduced. This form needed as due to the NI protocol, under Article 13A of the SPC regulation, SPC applications may be based on an authorisation covering only part of the UK, with it being possible for a later authorisation covering the other part of the UK to be granted. For the protection provided by the SPC to cover additional territory, the applicant must notify the Office of the further authorisation, and this form will allow them to do so.

Trade Marks Forms Trade marks opt out, International trade marks opt out 

(w) A new form, the Trade marks opt out form, has been introduced which will allow customers to opt-out of having their comparable EU Trade Mark (EUTM) registered in the UK. Under the Withdrawal Agreement Act, on the 1 January 2021, the IPO will create a comparable UK trade mark for all right holders with an existing EU trade mark. This is because from the 1 January 2021, EUTMs will no longer protect trade marks in the UK. As a result, it is necessary that customers are able to opt-out of this automatic creation of a new right.

(x) A new form, the International trade marks opt out form, has been introduced which will allow customers to opt-out of having their protected international (EU) Trade Mark registered in the UK and receiving a UK comparable trade mark. This is because from 1 January 2021, protected international trade mark registrations designating the EU will no longer be valid in the UK. To address this, on 1 January 2021 we will create a comparable trade mark (IR) in relation to each international (EU) trade mark designation which has protected status immediately before 1 January 2021. As a result, it is necessary that customers are able to opt-out of this automatic creation of a new right.

Designs Forms Designs opt out, International designs opt out

(y) A new form, the Designs opt out form, has been introduced which will allow customers to opt-out of having their registered Community designs (RCDs) recorded on the UK register as a comparable UK design right. This is because from 1 January 2021, registered Community designs (RCDs) will no longer be valid in the UK. To address this re-registered designs will be created. As a result, it is necessary that customers are able to opt-out of this automatic creation of a new right.

(z) A new form, the International designs opt out form, has been introduced which will allow customers to opt-out of having their protected international (EU) design recorded on the UK register as a comparable UK right. This is because International design registrations protected in the EU under the Hague Agreement will have no effect in the UK after 1 January 2021. To address this a re-registered international design from each International (EU) design that holds a protected status immediately before 1 January 2021 will be automatically created. These UK rights will be identical to the re-registered designs being created from registered community designs (RCD). As a result, it is necessary that customers are able to opt-out of this automatic creation of a new right.

(aa) All of the UK Design Forms, UK Patents Forms and UK Trade Mark Forms (and information about associated fees) are available from our website.

(ab) Any queries about these Directions should be addressed to: 

Legal Section
Intellectual Property Office
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0) 1633 811154

Concept House Cardiff Road
Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Patents Form 1
Patents Act 1977 (Rule 12)
Request for grant of a patent

1. Your reference:
(optional)

(An explanatory leaflet on how to fill in this form is available from the office) Application number GB

2. Full name, address and postcode of the applicant or of each applicant (underline all surnames):
The name(s) and address(es) provided here will be published online as part of the application process (see warning note below)

Patents ADP number (if you know it):

3. Title of the invention:

4. Name of your agent (if you have one):

“Address for service” to which all correspondence should be sent (including postcode). This may be in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or Channel Islands:
(see warning note below)

Patents ADP number (if you know it):

5.	Priority declaration: Are you claiming priority from one or more earlier-filed patent applications? If so, please give details of the application(s):

Country	Application number (if you know it)

Date of filing
(day/month/year)

6.	Divisionals etc: Is this application a divisional application, or being made following resolution of an entitlement dispute about an earlier application? If so, please give the application number and filing date of the earlier application:

Number of earlier UK application

Date of filing
(day/month/year)

7.	Inventorship: (Inventors must be individuals not companies)

(Please tick the appropriate boxes)

Are all the applicants named above also inventors?	Yes	No

If yes, are there any other inventors?	Yes	No

8.	Are you paying the application fee with this form?	Yes	No
5.	
9.	Accompanying documents:
please enter the number of pages of each item accompanying this form:

Continuation sheets of this form: Description:
Claim(s): Abstract: Drawing(s):

If you are not filing a description, please give details of the previous application you are going to rely upon:

Country	Application number	Date of filing
(day/month/year)

10.	If you are also filing any of the following, state how many against each item.
Priority documents:

Statement of inventorship and right to grant of a patent (Patents Form 7):

Request for search (Patents Form 9A):

Request for substantive examination
(Patents Form 10):

Any other documents: (please specify)

11.	I/We request the grant of a patent on the basis of this application.

Signature(s):	Date:

12. Name, email address, telephone and/ or mobile number, if any, of a contact point for the applicant:

Warning
After an application for a patent has been filed, the Comptroller will consider whether publication or communication of the invention should be prohibited or restricted under section 22 of the Patents Act 1977. You will be informed if it is necessary to prohibit or restrict your invention in this way. Furthermore, if you are resident in the United Kingdom and your application contains information which relates to military technology, or would be prejudicial to national security or the safety of the public, section 23 of the Patents Act 1977 prohibits you from applying for a patent abroad without first getting written permission from the Office unless an application has been filed at least 6 weeks beforehand in the United Kingdom for
a patent for the same invention and either no direction prohibiting publication or communication has been given, or any such direction has been revoked. Until such time or until the revocation of any direction, for any such application the address for service referred to at part 4 above must be in the United Kingdom.
In all other cases, the name of the applicant will be published online shortly after we receive your application, together with the title of the invention. Later, when the whole application is published, most information and documents filed in relation to the application will become publicly available online. The name and address of the applicant will be published on our website and are likely to appear in external search engine results. You should provide a business or PO Box address if you do not want your home address published online.
Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.
Notes
A leaflet on how to fill in this form is available from the Office. If you would like a copy of the leaflet it is available on our website at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/893060/Form-1-guidance.pdf or alternatively you could telephone 0300 300 2000 or send an email to information@ipo.gov.uk to request a copy.

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Email your form to us:

Send your form, saved as a PDF to: forms@ipo.gov.uk
For help saving your form as a PDF see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how- to-file-documents-with-the-intellectual-property- office/how-to-file-documents-with-the-intellectual- property-office

If you cannot email your form, post to:

Intellectual Property Office Concept House
Cardiff Road Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

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Fees and payment
Please note you only need to complete this form if paying the Application Fee for Patents Form 1

To check the correct fee for this form, search on GOV.UK for ‘patent forms and fees’

Total Fee Paying (£)

Your own reference (Optional)

Your contact details should we have a query

Name Email Phone
How would you like to pay? Tick one
Using a debit or credit card – you will need the internet to pay by card

1

Go to our secure website – https://fees.ipo.gov.uk/pay

2

Enter your name, email address and total amount to pay from above

3

As proof of payment, write below the 16-digit reference number displayed from the online payment screen.
DO NOT write your debit/credit card number

Deduct from IPO deposit account
IPO deposit account number

Cheque – make payable to ‘Intellectual Property Office’

Bank transfer

Reference – use your IPO deposit account number if you have one or an application number or your name if you don’t.
Use the following bank account details Sort code	20-18-23
Account number	80531766
Account name	Intellectual Property Office SWIFT code	BARCGB22
IBAN number	GB92 BARC 2018 2380 5317 66

Concept House Cardiff Road
Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Patents Form 2
Patents Act 1977 (Rule 76(3), 89(1), 98(3))
Initiation of proceedings before the Comptroller

1. Your reference:

2. Patent application or patent number(s) to which the proceedings relate:

(See the notes on the back of this form. You can also get a leaflet from the Office explaining the use of this form)

If none, write “NONE”

3. Full name of the or of each patent applicant or proprietor: (if known)

4. Name, address and postcode of all those initiating proceedings:

Patents ADP number: (if you know it)

5. Relevant legal provision(s):
(see notes (d) & (e))

6. Name of your agent (if you have one)

“Address for service” in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent: (see note (f)) (including the postcode)

Patents ADP number: (if you know it)

7. Signature(s):

Date

8. Name, email address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point:

Email your form to us:

Send your form, saved as a PDF to:
forms@ipo.gov.uk
For help saving your form as a PDF see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how- to-file-documents-with-the-intellectual-property- office/how-to-file-documents-with-the-intellectual- property-office

If you cannot email your form, post to:

Intellectual Property Office Concept House
Cardiff Road Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	If there is not enough space for all the relevant details on any part of this form, please continue on a separate sheet of paper and write “see continuation sheet” in the relevant part(s) of the form. Any continuation sheets should be attached to this form.

d)	This form may be used to initiate proceedings under the following provisions

i)	Patents Act 1977 sections 8(1)(a), 8(1)(b), 10, 11(5), 12(1)(a), 12(1)(b), 12(4), 13(3), 37(1)(a), 37(1)(b), 37(1)(c), 38(5),
40(1), 40(2), 41(8), 46(3)(a), 46(3)(b), 47(3), 48(1)(a), 48(1)(b), 48(1)(c), 50A(2), 51(1), 52(2)(a),61(3), 71(1), 72(1).

ii)	Patents Rules 2007 rule 10(2), rule 88(1), rule 98(3), paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 1.

iii)	Compulsory Licensing Regulation Articles 5(c), 6(1), 10(8), 16(1), 16(4).

e)	You may use this form to initiate proceedings under more than one provision and/or in respect of more than one invention, patent application or patent, as long as the same cause of action is involved. In this case, you need to pay only one fee, if a fee is required.

f)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.

g)	You must file this form in duplicate.

h)	You must file two copies of a statement or joint statement under the relevant rule at the same time as you file the form. However, if you are starting proceedings under section 46(3) and you are not the patent proprietor, you should instead file two copies of the draft licence that you propose should be granted (see rule 89).

i)	Once the form has been filled in, it needs to be signed and dated. Unless you are professionally represented, all those initiating proceedings need to sign the form.

j)	For details of fees and ways to pay, please contact the Office.

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Fees and payment
We will only process the form with this section completed (one form per payment)

To check the correct fee for this form, search on GOV.UK for ‘patent forms and fees’

Total Fee Paying (£)

Your own reference (Optional)

Your contact details should we have a query

Name Email Phone
How would you like to pay? Tick one
Using a debit or credit card – you will need the internet to pay by card

1

Go to our secure website – https://fees.ipo.gov.uk/pay

2

Enter your name, email address and total amount to pay from above

3

As proof of payment, write below the 16-digit reference number displayed from the online payment screen.
DO NOT write your debit/credit card number

Deduct from IPO deposit account
IPO deposit account number

Cheque – make payable to ‘Intellectual Property Office’ and please send to the address specified below.

Bank transfer

Reference – use your IPO deposit account number if you have one or an application number or your name if you don’t.
Use the following bank account details Sort code	20-18-23
Account number	80531766
Account name	Intellectual Property Office SWIFT code	BARCGB22
IBAN number	GB92 BARC 2018 2380 5317 66

Post to: Intellectual Property Office, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales, NP10 8QQ, United Kingdom

Concept House Cardiff Road
Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Patents Form 4
Patents Act 1977 (Rule 80(1A))
Continuation of proceedings before the Comptroller
Use this form ONLY if you have already started proceedings by filing Patents Form 2, 15 or SP3

1. Your reference:

2. Our reference:

(See the notes on the back of this form)

3. Patent application or patent number(s) to which the proceedings relate:

If none, write “NONE”

4. Name, address and postcode:
(Include all those named on Patents Form 2, 15 or SP3)

5. Full name of defendant(s):
(All those who have filed a counter-statement)

6. Relevant legal provision(s):
(see note (d))

7. Name of your agent: (if you have one)

“Address for service” in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent: (see note (e)) (including the postcode)

Patents ADP number: (if you know it)

8. Signature(s):

Date

9. Name, email address, telephone, and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point:

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	If there is not enough space for all the relevant details on any part of this form, please continue on a separate sheet of paper and write “see continuation sheet” in the relevant part(s) of the form. Any continuation sheets should be attached to this form.

d)	This form may be used to continue proceedings under the following provisions

i)	Patents Act 1977 sections 8(1)(a), 8(1)(b), 10, 11(5), 12(1)(a), 12(1)(b), 12(4), 13(3), 27(5), 29(2), 37(1)(a), 37(1)(b),
37(1)(c), 38(5), 40(1), 40(2), 41(8), 46(3)(a), 46(3)(b), 47(3), 47(6), 48(1)(a), 48(1)(b), 48(1)(c), 50A(2), 51(1), 52(2)(a),
61(3), 71(1), 72(1), 75(2), 117(2).

ii)	Patents Rules 2007 rule 10(2), rule 88(1), paragraph 7(4) of Schedule 1.

iii)	Compulsory Licensing Regulation Articles 5(c), 6(1), 10(8), 16(1), 16(4).

iv)	Medicinal Products Regulation Articles 14(1)(d), 15, 15a.

v)	Plant Protection Products Regulation Articles 14(1)(d), 15.

e)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.

f)	Once the form has been filled in, it needs to be signed and dated. Unless you are professionally represented, all those who signed Patents Form 2, 15 or SP3 to initiate proceedings also need to sign Patents Form 4.

g)	For details of fees and ways to pay, please contact the Office.

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Email your form to us:

Send your form, saved as a PDF to: forms@ipo.gov.uk
For help saving your form as a PDF see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how- to-file-documents-with-the-intellectual-property- office/how-to-file-documents-with-the-intellectual- property-office

If you cannot email your form, post to:

Intellectual Property Office Concept House
Cardiff Road Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Fees and payment
We will only process the form with this section completed (one form per payment)

To check the correct fee for this form, search on GOV.UK for ‘patent forms and fees’

Total Fee Paying (£)

Your own reference (Optional)

Your contact details should we have a query

Name Email Phone
How would you like to pay? Tick one
Using a debit or credit card – you will need the internet to pay by card

1

Go to our secure website – https://fees.ipo.gov.uk/pay

2

Enter your name, email address and total amount to pay from above

3

As proof of payment, write below the 16-digit reference number displayed from the online payment screen.
DO NOT write your debit/credit card number

Deduct from IPO deposit account
IPO deposit account number

Cheque – make payable to ‘Intellectual Property Office’ and please send to the address specified below.

Bank transfer

Reference – use your IPO deposit account number if you have one or an application number or your name if you don’t.
Use the following bank account details Sort code	20-18-23
Account number	80531766
Account name	Intellectual Property Office SWIFT code	BARCGB22
IBAN number	GB92 BARC 2018 2380 5317 66

Post to: Intellectual Property Office, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales, NP10 8QQ, United Kingdom

Patents Form 8
Patents Act 1977(Rule 13(1) and Schedule 1)
Request for a certificate authorising the release
of a sample of biological material ( See the notes on the back of this form)

1.	Your reference

2.	Patent application number or patent number

3.	Full name of the or of each patent applicant or proprietor

4.	Name of the depositary institution where the biological material is held (see note (c))

5.	Accession number and description of the deposit

6.	Name and address of the or of each person making this request

7.	Full name, address and postcode in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands to which the certificate is to be sent

8.	Name and address of the expert to whom the sample is to be released, if not the person named at part 6 (see note (d))

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Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

9.	To be signed by the expert if one has been nominated at part 8 (see note (f))

If a sample of the requested biological material is re- leased to me, I undertake not to make the biological material, or any material derived from it, available to any other person; and to use the biological material, or any material derived from it, only for experimental purposes relating to the subject matter of the invention.
Signature	Date

10.	(see note (e) & (f))	I/we give the undertaking in part 9 above, if not already signed by the nominated expert, and declare that the
specification of the application or patent identified in part 2 discloses an invention which requires for its perfor- mance the use of the biological material identified at part 5; and that, where the application has not yet been pub- lished, I am/we are entitled to receive information and inspect documents by virtue of Section 118(4) or (5)

I/we request a certificate authorising the release of a sample of the biological material.
Signature	Date

11.	Name, e-mail address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point for the applicant

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.
b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.
c)	If the biological material is deposited with an International Depositary Authority under the Budapest Treaty, FormBP/12 should also be filled in and filed with this form.
d)	Paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Patents Rules 2007 allows an applicant for a patent to restrict availability of abiological material to ‘experts’ until the patent is granted, by filing Patents Form 8A.
e)	If you want to obtain a sample before publication of the application, by virtue of Section 118(4), evidence should- also be provided in accordance with Rule 52 of the Patents Rules 2007.
f)	These undertakings are subject to the provisions of paragraphs 4(6) and 5 of Schedule 1 to the Patents Rules 2007.
g)	Once you have filled in the form remember to sign and date it and if necessary have it signed and dated at part 9 by the nominated expert.

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Patents Form 15
Patents Act 1977 (Rule 76 (3))
Notice of opposition
(See the notes on the back of this form)

1. Your reference:

2. Patent application or patent number(s) to which the proceedings relate:

If none, write “NONE”

3. Full name of the or of each applicant or proprietor (if known):

4. Your name, address and postcode:

Patents ADP number
(if you know it)

5. Relevant section(s) of the Patents Act 1977:
(see note (d))

6. Name of your agent (if you have one):

“Address for Service” in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent: (see note (e)) (including the postcode)

Patents ADP number
(if you know it)

7.

Signature

Date

8. Name, email address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	If there is not enough space for all the relevant details on any part of this form, please continue on a separate sheet of paper and write “see continuation sheet” in the relevant part(s). Any continuation sheets should be attached to this form.

d)	You may use this form to give notice of opposition under sections: 27(5), 29(2), 47(6), 75(2), 117(2).

e)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or European Economic Area.

f)	You must file this form in duplicate.

g)	You must also file two copies of a statement with this form.

h)	Once you have filled in the form remember to sign and date it.

i)	For details of fees and ways to pay, please contact the Office.

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Fees and payment
We will only process the form with this section completed (one form per payment)

To check the correct fee for this form, search on GOV.UK for ‘patent forms and fees’ Total Fee Paying (£)
Your own reference (Optional)

Your contact details should we have a query

Name Email Phone
How would you like to pay? Tick one
Using a debit or credit card – you will need the internet to pay by card

1

Go to our secure website – https://fees.ipo.gov.uk/pay

2

Enter your name, email address and total amount to pay from above

3

As proof of payment, write below the 16-digit reference number displayed from the online payment screen.
DO NOT write your debit/credit card number

Deduct from IPO deposit account
IPO deposit account number

Cheque – make payable to ‘Intellectual Property Office’

Bank transfer

Reference – use your IPO deposit account number if you have one or an application number or your name if you don’t.
Use the following bank account details Sort code	20-18-23
Account number	80531766
Account name	Intellectual Property Office SWIFT code	BARCGB22
IBAN number	GB92 BARC 2018 2380 5317 66

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Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Patents Form 16
Patents Act 1977 (Rule 40)
Application to restore a patent
(See the notes on the back of this form)

1. Your reference

2. Patent number

3. Full name of the or of each proprietor

4. Name and address of the or of each person applying for restoration (if different from the proprietor(s) named in part 3 above)

5. Name of your agent (if you have one)
(see note (d))

“Address for Service” in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent.
(including the postcode).

Patents ADP number
(if you know it).

6. Do you want the address in part 5 above to replace the address for service currently on the register?

(If so then write ‘Yes’)

7.	I/We apply for the above patent to be restored.
Signature	Date

8. Name, email address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point for the applicant

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	You should provide supporting evidence with this form. If you do not, the Office will set a deadline for submitting the evidence.

d)	You must also file Patents Form 51 if you appoint an agent for the first time or appoint one agent in substitution  for another, after you have become involved in proceedings before the Office. Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.

e)	Once you have filled in this form remember to sign and date it.

f)	For details of the fee and ways to pay, please contact the Office.

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Fees and payment
We will only process the form with this section completed (one form per payment)

To check the correct fee for this form, search on GOV.UK for ‘patent forms and fees’ Total Fee Paying (£)
Your own reference (Optional)

Your contact details should we have a query

Name Email Phone
How would you like to pay? Tick one
Using a debit or credit card – you will need the internet to pay by card

1

Go to our secure website – https://fees.ipo.gov.uk/pay

2

Enter your name, email address and total amount to pay from above

3

As proof of payment, write below the 16-digit reference number displayed from the online payment screen.
DO NOT write your debit/credit card number

Deduct from IPO deposit account
IPO deposit account number

Cheque – make payable to ‘Intellectual Property Office’

Bank transfer

Reference – use your IPO deposit account number if you have one or an application number or your name if you don’t.
Use the following bank account details Sort code	20-18-23
Account number	80531766
Account name	Intellectual Property Office SWIFT code	BARCGB22
IBAN number	GB92 BARC 2018 2380 5317 66

Concept House Cardiff Road
Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Patents Form 17
Patents Act 1977 (Rule 93)
Request for opinion as to validity or infringement
(See the notes on the back of this form)

1. Your reference.

2. Number of patent on which an opinion is sought.

3. Your full name, address and postcode.

Patents ADP number.
(if you know it).

4. Full name of the or of each patent proprietor
(see note (d))

5. Are you requesting: (see note (e))
an opinion in relation to infringement (section 74A(1)(a)).

an opinion in relation to validity (section 74A(1)(b)).

6. Relevant information concerning related proceedings and interested parties (see note (f)).

7. Name of your agent (if you have one):

'Address for Service’ in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent: (see note (g))(including the postcode).
Patents ADP number.
(if you know it).

8.

Signature

Date

9. Name, email address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point for
the applicant.

Email your form to us:

Send your form, saved as a PDF to: forms@ipo.gov.uk
For help saving your form as a PDF see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how- to-file-documents-with-the-intellectual-property- office/how-to-file-documents-with-the-intellectual- property-office

If you cannot email your form, post to:

Intellectual Property Office Concept House
Cardiff Road Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Warning
Any material that you submit with this form will be made available to the public. A copy will also be sent to the patent proprietor (unless you are the proprietor) and to other interested parties. These will include anyone you mention in your request, any registered licensees of the patent in question, and others. You should be careful not to make any statement that constitutes an unjustified threat to sue for patent infringement (see section 70 of the Patents Act 1977).
Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	If there is not enough space for all the relevant details on any part of this form, please continue on a separate sheet of paper and write “see continuation sheet” in the relevant part(s) of the form. Any continuation sheets should be attached to this form.

d)	If you are the sole proprietor of the patent to which this request relates, you should leave section 4 blank. If you own the patent jointly with others, you should identify your co-proprietors in section 4. If you are not the proprietor of the patent to which this request relates, you should identify the proprietor or proprietors in section 4.

e)	You may request either an opinion under section 74A(1)(a) in relation to patent infringement or under section 74A(1)(b) in relation to patent validity. An opinion relating to validity may consider only issues of novelty or inventive step.

f)	You should use section 6 to identify any relevant proceedings which relate to the patent in the UK or at the European Patent Office - either under way or completed - of which you are aware. You should also disclose the name and address of any person, of whom you are aware, having an interest in the question upon which an opinion is sought. You do not need to name people with no more than a marginal interest in the issue. If the request concerns an opinion on infringement, you should if possible give the name and address of the alleged primary infringer (eg, the manufacturer or importer of the product in question). Having done so, it may not be necessary to identify alleged secondary infringers (such as retailers who are merely selling the product
in question).

g)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.

h)	You must file this form in duplicate.

i)	You must file two copies of a statement at the same time as you file the form. You must also provide two copies of any evidence or other document which is referred to in the statement. A translation into English should be provided of any document not in English or Welsh.

j)	Once you have filled in the form remember to sign and date it.

k)	For details of fees and ways to pay, please contact the Office.

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Fees and payment
We will only process the form with this section completed (one form per payment).

To check the correct fee for this form, search on GOV.UK for ‘patent forms and fees’.

Total Fee Paying (£).

Your own reference (Optional).

Your contact details should we have a query.

Name. Email. Phone.
How would you like to pay? Tick one.
Using a debit or credit card – you will need the internet to pay by card.

1

Go to our secure website – https://fees.ipo.gov.uk/pay.

2

Enter your name, email address and total amount to pay from above.

3

As proof of payment, write below the 16-digit reference number displayed from the online payment screen.
DO NOT write your debit/credit card number.

Deduct from IPO deposit account.
IPO deposit account number.

Cheque – make payable to ‘Intellectual Property Office’

Bank transfer.

Reference – use your IPO deposit account number if you have one or an application number or your name if you don’t.
Use the following bank account details. Sort code	20-18-23
Account number	80531766
Account name	Intellectual Property Office SWIFT code	BARCGB22
IBAN number	GB92 BARC 2018 2380 5317 66

Concept House Cardiff Road
Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Patents Form 20
Patents Act 1977 (Rule 49)

Request to correct or update a name or address held by us
(See the notes on the back of this form)

1.	Your reference

2.	Patent application number(s) (see notes (d) & (e))

3.	‘Full name and address of the, or of each, patent applicant or proprietor’ (as currently on the register or application(s))

Patents ADP number (if you know it)

4.	Tick the appropriate box. I wish to:

i)	Correct an error in a name or address; or

ii)	Update a name or address (see note (c))

5.	Name and/or address to be corrected or updated (i.e. as it currently looks in our records))

Patents ADP number (if you know it)

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6.	Corrected or new name and/or address (i.e. as you want it to look)

Patents ADP number (if you know it)

7.	Name of your agent (if you have one)

Address for Service’ in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent. (see note(g))

Patents ADP number (if you know it)

8.	Signature

Date

9.	Name, e-mail address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point for
the applicant

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	You can use this form to request:
(i)	A correction under s.117 of an error in a name or address (such as a typographical error); or

(ii)	An update to a name or address (such as a change in the applicant’s name or when the applicant has moved addresses).

You can correct or update a name and/or address held in the register, or as found in any document filed at the Office.

You should use a separate form for each category if you are making more than one request.

d)	You may use this form for more than one application or patent if the same request is involved.

e)	If there is not enough space for all the relevant details on any part of this form, please continue on a separate sheet of paper and write “see continuation sheet” in the relevant part(s) of the form. Any continuation sheets should be attached to this form.

f)	Once you have filled in this form remember to sign and date it.

g)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.
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PF20

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Patents Form 21
Patents Act 1977 (Rule 47)
Application to record a change of ownership or give notice of rights acquired in a patent or patent application

1. Your reference:
(optional)

2. Patent application or patent number(s):
(see notes (c) & (f))

3. Full name and address of the patent owner(s) or applicant(s) (currently recorded on the register):

(See the notes on the back of this form)

Patents ADP number (if you know it):

4. Full name and address of the new patent owner(s) or applicant(s), or of each person who is acquiring the rights in the patent or application:

Patents ADP number (if you know it):

5. Details of the transaction, instrument or event:

Assignment	Licence, please specify type:

Security agreement

Other, please specify (e.g. mortgage, merger etc.):

Date of transfer of ownership or other rights:
(see note (d))

6. Name and address of the agent acting for the person who is making this application
or
An “Address for Service” in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent.

(see note (g)): (including postcode)

FOR TRANSFERS OF OWNERSHIP ONLY
7.	Agent or address for service to be used by the new owner:

If you do not know these details, we will use the address that has been provided in box 4 as the new address for service

Patents ADP number (if you know it):

FOR TRANSFERS OF OWNERSHIP ONLY

8.	Stamp duty declaration

Please confirm that any necessary stamp duty has been paid, or that it is not payable with reference to the underlying documentation transferring the rights which relate to this application. We may ask you for further evidence to support your declaration before we record the change of ownership.
(Tick applicable box)

*“IP” means intellectual property and includes patents, trade marks, designs and copyright.

Note: If you need advice on stamp duty visit Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) website at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/sd/index.htm or call their helpline 0300 200 3510

No stamp duty is payable.

The most common reason for this will be that the transfer was made:
i)	In respect of IP* only, or IP and related goodwill only, and
ii)	on or after 28 March 2000.

Stamp duty has been paid in respect of the transfer documentation to HMRC.

Stamp duty may be payable to HMRC if the transfer was made in respect of:
•	IP* only and prior to 28 March 2000
•	IP* and related goodwill only, and prior to 28 March 2000
•	IP* and unrelated goodwill only, prior to 23 April 2002
•	IP* and other transferable property, at any time
•	

9.	Authorisation to change the register
(see note (e))

Signature(s):	Date:

Name(s)
(block capitals)

Interest in patent(s)
Please tick the applicable boxes
Transfers of ownership

Old owner	Old owner’s recorded agent

New owner

New owner’s agent

Current owner
Agent for the Licensee or Grantee (security holder)

Current owner’s recorded agent

Licensee or Grantee (security holder)

Other (please specify)

10. Name, e-mail address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point for the applicant:

Licences or mortgages

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	If completing by hand please write in capitals, using a black pen.

c)	You may use this form for more than one application or patent if the same transaction, instrument or event is involved. If you need more space, please attach a schedule template which can be found at www.gov.uk/ government/publications/application-to-register-or-give-notice-of-rights.

d)	Section 33 (3) of the Patents Act 1977 specifies the relevant transactions, instruments and events (which include assignments, licences and mortgages). You can also use this form to request that the comptroller enters in the Register an equitable interest in a patent or application (e.g. an agreement to assign)

e)	Part 9 must be signed and dated. Documentary evidence sufficient to establish the transaction should accompany this form if:

•	in the case of an assignment, it is not signed by or on behalf of the party assigning the rights, or

•	in the case of a mortgage or the grant of a licence or security, it is not signed by or on behalf of the mortgagor or grantor of the licence or security.

Original documents are not required – photocopies are sufficient. Any documents provided will be scanned and stored in our electronic file management systems, and we will destroy the paper copies.

f)	If there is not enough space for all the relevant details on any part of this form, please continue on a separate sheet of paper and write “see continuation sheet” in the relevant part(s) of the form. Any continuation sheets should be attached to this form.

g)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area. You can appoint an agent or address for service by filing a Patents Form 51 or a letter giving the appropriate details.

h)	For details of the fee and ways to pay, please contact the Office.

Data Privacy: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office/about/personal-information-charter

Email your form to us:

Send your form, saved as a PDF to: forms@ipo.gov.uk
For help saving your form as a PDF see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/how- to-file-documents-with-the-intellectual-property- office/how-to-file-documents-with-the-intellectual- property-office

If you cannot email your form, post to:

Intellectual Property Office Concept House
Cardiff Road Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

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Fees and payment
We will only process the form with this section completed (one form per payment).

To check the correct fee for this form, search on GOV.UK for ‘patent forms and fees’ Total Fee Paying (£).
Your own reference (Optional).

Your contact details should we have a query.

Name. Email. Phone.
How would you like to pay? Tick one.
Using a debit or credit card – you will need the internet to pay by card.

1

Go to our secure website – https://fees.ipo.gov.uk/pay.

2

Enter your name, email address and total amount to pay from above.

3

As proof of payment, write below the 16-digit reference number displayed from the online payment screen.
DO NOT write your debit/credit card number

Deduct from IPO deposit account.
IPO deposit account number.

Cheque – make payable to ‘Intellectual Property Office.’

Bank transfer.

Reference – use your IPO deposit account number if you have one or an application number or your name if you don’t.
Use the following bank account details. Sort code	20-18-23
Account number	80531766
Account name	Intellectual Property Office SWIFT code	BARCGB22
IBAN number	GB92 BARC 2018 2380 5317 66

Concept House Cardiff Road
Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Patents Form 23
Patents Act 1977 (Rule 46, 48 and 65)
Request for a certificate of the Comptroller or a certified or uncertified copy from a file or the register
(See the notes on the back of this form)

1. Your reference

2. Patent application or patent number(s)
(see notes (c) & (d))

3. Full name of the or of each applicant or proprietor (if known):

4. What do you want a copy of? (see note (f))

5. How many copies do you need?

6. State the type of certificate or copy you want
(see note (g)) and, if it is needed to support applications made outside the United Kingdom, list the countries concerned (see notes (j) & (k))

7. Name, address and postcode of the or of each person making this request
(see note (h))

8. Name, address and postcode of the or of each person certificates or copies should be sent to (if different from that given in part 7 above)
(see note (i))

9.

Signature

Date

10. Name, email address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point for the applicant

Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Office	DEC 20	PF23

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	If completing by hand please write in capitals, using a black pen.

c)	Do not use this form:

•	to request to inspect a file at the office in Newport or London, (but please check with the Office by telephone or letter in advance because it may take several days to make a file available in the Public Search Rooms); or
•	to request certified copies of European patent applications, (you can only get these from the European Patent Office).

d)	Do not ask for uncertified and certified copies on a single form. For certified copies you should also use a separate form for each patent application or patent.

e)	For uncertified copies you can use one form to get copies relating to more than one patent application or patent.

f)	At part 4, state whether you want a copy of:

i)	a register entry with renewals details;
ii)	an application as filed;
iii)	a patent as granted, including register and renewal details; or
iv)	something else (give details)

Option (i) is normally used to check whether a patent is in force and whether any assignments or licences have been registered. Option (ii) is normally used to get certified copies to support a priority claim in another country. Option (iii) is normally used to get a certified copy for ‘registering’ the patent in certain countries where that can be done.

g)	At part 6 state whether you want copies to be “certified” or “uncertified”. If part 6 is left blank uncertified copies will be supplied.

h)	Any written queries about this request for copies will be made to the address given at part 7, and any bill for copying charges will also be sent to that address.

i)	If you do not want the copies sent to you, please tell us at part 8 where to send them, for example, “send to the International Unit as priority document for PCT application . . . ” or “place on file of application . . . as priority document”, or give an address in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Gibraltar. If part 8 is left blank, copies will be sent to the address given at part 7.

j)	You do not have to list the countries concerned but this information helps with the preparation of appropriate certificates.

k)	If there is not enough space for all the relevant details on any part of this form, please continue on a separate sheet of paper and write “see continuation sheet” in the relevant part(s) of the form. Any continuation sheets should be attached to this form.

l)	Once you have filled in the form remember to sign and date it.

m)	For details of the fee and ways to pay, please contact the Office.

Email your form to us:

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Cardiff Road Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Fees and payment
We will only process the form with this section completed (one form per payment)

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Your contact details should we have a query

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Deduct from IPO deposit account
IPO deposit account number

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Bank transfer

Reference – use your IPO deposit account number if you have one or an application number or your name if you don’t.
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IBAN number	GB92 BARC 2018 2380 5317 66
DEC 20	PF23

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Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Patents Form 28
Patents Act 1977 (Rule 43)
Application by the proprietor of a patent for an entry to be made in the register that licences under the patent are available as of right (See the notes on the back of this form)
1.	Your reference

2.	Patent application number

3.	‘Full name and address of the, or of each, patent proprietor’

Patents ADP number (if you know it)

4.	Name of your agent (if you have one)

‘Address for Service’ in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent.
(see note (d))

Patents ADP number (if you know it)

5.	I/We desire that licences under the patent shall be
available as of right. I am/We are not prevented by contract from granting licences under the patent.

Signature	Date

6.	Name, e-mail address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point for the applicant.
1.	

Patents number Your reference
If you complete this confirmation slip the Office will stamp and send it to the address you give in the box below

Confirmation of an entry in the register
This is to confirm that an entry has been made in th register under Rule 43 (Licences under the patent are to be available as of right).

Office stamp

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	Once you have filled in the form remember to sign and date it.

d)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.

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Patents Form 30
Patents Act 1977 (Rule 43)
Application by the proprietor of a patent to cancel an entry in the register that licences under the patent are available as of right (See the notes on the back of this form)
1.	Your reference

2.	Patent number

3.	Full name of the or of each patent proprietor

Patents ADP number (if you know it)

4.	Name of your agent (if you have one)

‘Address for Service’ in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent.
(see note (d))

Patents ADP number (if you know it)

5.	I/We desire that the entry in the register that licences
under the patent are available as of right should be cancelled; I/We enclose the balance of all renewal fees which would have been paid if the entry had not been made; I/We declare that all licensees, if any, consent
to this application.

Signature	Date

6.	Name, e-mail address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point for the applicant.
1.	
Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	Once you have filled in the form remember to sign and date it.

d)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.

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Patents Form 51
Patents Act 1977 (Rule 101)
Appointment or change of agent
(See the notes on the back of this form)

1. Your reference:
(optional)

2. Patent application or patent number(s):
(see note (d))

3. ‘Full name and address of the, or of each, person who you are authorised to act for’

Patents ADP number (if you know it):

4. ‘Address for service to which all correspondence should be sent (including postcode).This may
be in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands.
(see note (e))

Patents ADP number (if you know it):

5. Have you been authorised to act in all matters relating to the above application(s) or patent(s)?

If ‘no’ please give details of the extent of your appointments

6.	I/We declare that I/we have been appointed by the
person(s) named in part 3 above to act as agent as stated in part 5 above
Signature	Date

7. Name, e-mail address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point for the applicant.

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	This form is for use only where a person who is already involved in proceedings before the Comptroller appoints an agent for the first time or appoints a new agent in place of another.

d)	The form may be used for more than one application or patent if the same authorisation has been given. In this situation, if there is not enough room for all the details at part 2 write “see attached list” and give the details on a separate sheet of paper.

e)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint
to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.

f)	This form must be completed by the newly appointed agent.

g)	Once you have filled in the form remember to sign and date it.

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Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Patents Form 54
Patents Act 1977 (Rules 56 and 57))
Filing a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
(See the notes on the back of this form)

1. Your reference:

2. European patent number or publication number of application:

3. Full name and address of the or of each applicant for or proprietor of the European patent (UK):

Patents ADP number:
(if you know it)

4. What kind of translated document listed at note (c) are you sending with this form?

(Answer by writing 1 or 2)

5. Date when the European patent (UK) was granted or amended

(see note (f))

6. ‘Address for Service’ in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent.
(see note (g))

Patents ADP number:
(if you know it)

7.	Do you want the address in part 6 above to be the address for service recorded on the Register or

8.

Signature:

Date:

9. Name, e-mail address, telephone and /or mobile number, if any, of a contact point:

to replace the address for service currently on the Register? (If so then write ‘YES’)

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	This form must be used when filing:

1)	a translation into English of the claims of an application for a European patent (UK) (section 78(7) applies); or

2)	the correction of any such previously-filed translation, provided that the correction is intended to correct the scope of protection conferred by the translation to accord with the broader scope of protection conferred by the translated document (section 80(3) applies).

d)	A written request for correction of an error in the original language specification of a European patent (UK) should be made under rule 105. A written request for correction of a previously filed translation other than as described in note c(2) above should also be made under rule 105.

e)	You must file this form and the translation with an additional copy of each. If you want to file different translations you must use a separate form for each translation.

f)	If you are filing a translation of the claims of an application for a European patent (UK) in accordance with note c(1) then leave part 5 blank. If you are filing a correction of a translation in accordance with note c(2) then you should state in part 5 the date on which the grant or amendment of the European patent (UK) was mentioned in the European Patent Bulletin.

g)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.

h)	Once you have filled in this form remember to sign and date it.

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Patents Form 54
Patents Act 1977 (Rules 56 and 57))
Filing a translation in connection with a European patent or a European patent application
(See the notes on the back of this form)

1. Your reference:

2. European patent number or publication number of application:

3. Full name and address of the or of each applicant for or proprietor of the European patent (UK):

Patents ADP number:
(if you know it)

4. What kind of translated document listed at note (c) are you sending with this form?

(Answer by writing 1 or 2)

5. Date when the European patent (UK) was granted or amended

(see note (f))

6. ‘Address for Service’ in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent.
(see note (g))

Patents ADP number:
(if you know it)

7. Do you want the address in part 6 above to be the address for service recorded on the Register or

8.

Signature:

Date:

9. Name, e-mail address, telephone and /or mobile number, if any, of a contact point:

to replace the address for service currently on the Register? (If so then write ‘YES’)

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	This form must be used when filing:

1)	a translation into English of the claims of an application for a European patent (UK) (section 78(7) applies); or

2)	the correction of any such previously-filed translation, provided that the correction is intended to correct the scope of protection conferred by the translation to accord with the broader scope of protection conferred by the translated document (section 80(3) applies).

d)	A written request for correction of an error in the original language specification of a European patent (UK) should be made under rule 105. A written request for correction of a previously filed translation other than as described in note c(2) above should also be made under rule 105.

e)	You must file this form and the translation with an additional copy of each. If you want to file different translations you must use a separate form for each translation.

f)	If you are filing a translation of the claims of an application for a European patent (UK) in accordance with note c(1) then leave part 5 blank. If you are filing a correction of a translation in accordance with note c(2) then you should state in part 5 the date on which the grant or amendment of the European patent (UK) was mentioned in the European Patent Bulletin.

g)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.

h)	Once you have filled in this form remember to sign and date it.

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Patents Form NP1
Patents Act 1977 (Rules 66 and 68-70)
National processing of an international application for a patent (UK)
(See the notes on the back of this form)

1. Your reference:

2. International phase details

International application number:

International filing date:
(day/month/year)

Earliest priority date:
(day/month/year)

3. UK Patent application number:
(The Office will fill in this part)

4. Full name, address and postcode of the or of each applicant:
(underline all surnames)

ADP number (if you know it)

5. Name of your agent: (if you have one)
‘Address for Service’ (including postcode) in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent (see note d).

ADP number: (if you know it)

6.	Are you requesting publication of a translation filed under Section 89A(3) or (5)?
(Answer “Yes” if this applies, and see note h)

7.	Do you wish to enter the national phase early (i.e. before 31 months from the priority date)? (Answer “Yes” if this applies)

If so, has the demand been filed and on what date?

8)	State which of the following Documents you are filing with this
(Answer by writing (a) – (j) as appropriate)
a)	Request for search.
(Patents Form 9A; Rules 22(2), 27(1) and 68(3))

b)	Request for substantive examination.
(Patents Form 10; Rules 28(1), 28(2) and 68(4))

c)	Statement of inventorship .
(Patents Form 7; Rules 10 and 68(2))

d)	Request for late declaration of priority .
(Patents Form 3; Rules 6, 7 and 66(3))

e)	Translation of international application.
(Section 89A(3); Rules 67 and 70)

f)	Translation of information relating to deposit of a biological material. (Rule 69(1))
g)	Copy of application under the Patent Cooperation. Treaty (Section 89A(3)(b)(i))
h)	Copy of amendment under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. (Section 89A(5)(b)(i))
i)	Translation of amendment under the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
(Section 89A(5); Rules 69 and 70)

j)	Any other documents.
(please specify)

9.

Signature:

Date:

10. Name, e-mail address, telephone, and /or mobile number, if any, of a contact point:

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	You may use this form if you want the office to begin the national phase of an international application. The national phase cannot begin until you have paid the fee for national processing (see note (h) below) and filed any necessary documents mentioned at (d), (e) and (f), at part 8 above.

c)	Do not use this form if you want the international application to be treated as an application under the Act, in accordance with section 89(3) or (5), when it, or the designation of the United Kingdom in it, has been deemed withdrawn, or when it has been refused a filing date under the Treaty. In these circumstances you should apply in writing to the office within 2 months of the notification mentioned in PCT Rule 51. You should include a statement of the facts on which you rely together with the fee which is payable (see rule 71). Within the same period of 2 months you should ask the International Bureau to send copies of the documents on file to the office (PCT Article 25.1).

d)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.

e)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

f)	If there is not enough space for all the relevant details on any part of this form, please continue on a separate sheet of paper and write “see continuation sheet” in the relevant part(s) of the form. Any continuation sheet should be attached to this form and have “NP1 continuation sheet” and the international filing number as a heading.

g)	Once you have filled in the form remember to sign and date it.

h)	A fee is payable upon entering the national phase. For details of that fee, and fees due in respect of requests made under part 6 and parts 8(a) and (b) above, and ways to pay, please contact the Office.

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Total Fee Paying (£)

Your own reference (Optional)

Your contact details should we have a query

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Using a debit or credit card – you will need the internet to pay by card

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Enter your name, email address and total amount to pay from above

3

As proof of payment, write below the 16-digit reference number displayed from the online payment screen.
DO NOT write your debit/credit card number

Deduct from IPO deposit account
IPO deposit account number

Cheque – make payable to ‘Intellectual Property Office’ and please send to the address specified below.

Bank transfer

Reference – use your IPO deposit account number if you have one or an application number or your name if you don’t.
Use the following bank account details Sort code	20-18-23
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IBAN number	GB92 BARC 2018 2380 5317 66

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Patents Form SP1
Patents Act 1977 (Rules 116(1))
Application for grant of a Supplementary Protection Certificate
(See the notes on the back of this form.)

1. Your reference:

2. Certificate application number:
(The Office will fill in this part)

3. Full name, address and postcode of the applicant or of each applicant :
(underline all surnames)

ADP number:
(if you know it)

4. Name of your agent: (if you have one)

“Address for service” in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent:
(including the postcode) (see note (d))

ADP number:
(if you know it)

5.	Are you applying for a certificate under
(a)	the Regulation for medicinal products (No. 469/2009)?
(b)	the Regulation for plant protection products (No. 1610/96)?

6. What is the product that you want to protect?
(Identify the active ingredient(s) or active substance(s). If possible use chemical or generic names)

(Answer by writing (a) or (b))

7. Number, title and expiry date of the basic patent (GB or EP(UK)). If the patent was granted after the date of the earliest authorisation(s) in 8a or 8b below, give the patent grant date also.
(The expiry date is the day before the 20th anniversary of the filing date)

Number: Title:
Expiry Date:
(day/month/year)

Grant Date:
(day/month/year)

8a. Number, date, and territory of the first authorisation to place the product on the market

Number:

in the UK, GB or NI. (Articles 3 and 8(1)(b) of the Regulations see note (f) below)

Date:
(day/month/year)

Territory covered: (UK, GB, or NI)

8b. Where there is more than one such authorisation as referred to in 8a, the number, date, and territory of the further authorisation(s).

Number:

Date:
(day/month/year)

Territory covered: (UK, GB, or NI)

Number:

Date:
(day/month/year)

Territory covered: (UK, GB, or NI)

9.	If there are any authorisations granted in the EEA prior to the earliest authorisation(s) in 8a or 8b, give the information requested about the first such authorisation.
(Article 8(1)(c) of the Regulations; see also note (e) below)

State and Number:
Date:
(day/month/year)

Identity of the product authorised:

Legal provision under which the authorisation took place:

10. If you are filing any of the following documents, state which (Answer by writing (a) - (f) as appropriate)

a)	Copy (or copies) of any authorisation(s) listed at 8a and 8b above.
b)	Notice publishing authorisation at 9 above.
(Article 8(1)(c) of the Regulations)

c)	Verified translation of (b) if not in English.
d)	Information showing that the product is protected by the basic patent.
e)	excerpt from the OJEU showing the notification date of a centralised authorisation granted under Regulation (EC) No 726/2004. (see note (f) below)
f)	
11. I/We request the grant of a certificate on the basis of this application.

Signature:

Date:

12. Name, email address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point for the applicant.

Other. (please specify)

Reminder

Documents relating to an application for a certificate will normally be open to public inspection. If you want us to keep copies of any documents such as marketing authorisations (or parts of them) confidential, you must ask for this when filing or sending the document. You must give reasons for your request.

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	If there is not enough space for all the relevant details on any part of this form, please continue on a separate sheet of paper and write “see continuation sheet” in the relevant part(s). Any continuation sheet should be attached to this form.

d)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.

e)	In some cases, an authorisation in Switzerland may constitute the first authorisation in the European Economic Area in relation to Liechtenstein. Please refer to the Office’s Manual of Patent Practice for more information.

f)	“First” in relation to the marketing authorisation in 8a means the first in that particular territory. Authorisations that are the first in other UK territories should also be included in the application in 8b. In some cases, the first marketing authorisation in respect of Northern Ireland may be a European Marketing Authorisation granted through the centralised system under Regulation (EC) No 726/2004, which has effect in Northern Ireland by operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol. For European Marketing Authorisations, the date the authorisation takes effect is the date of notification to the applicant of the grant of this authorisation; this date should be entered in box 8a, 8b or 9 if appropriate.

g)	Once you have filled in the form remember to sign and date it.

h)	For details of the fee and ways to pay please contact the Office.

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Fees and payment
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Your own reference (Optional)

Your contact details should we have a query

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Using a debit or credit card – you will need the internet to pay by card

1

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2

Enter your name, email address and total amount to pay from above

3

As proof of payment, write below the 16-digit reference number displayed from the online payment screen.
DO NOT write your debit/credit card number

Deduct from IPO deposit account
IPO deposit account number

Cheque – make payable to ‘Intellectual Property Office’ and please send to the address specified below.

Bank transfer

Reference – use your IPO deposit account number if you have one or an application number or your name if you don’t.
Use the following bank account details Sort code	20-18-23
Account number	80531766
Account name	Intellectual Property Office SWIFT code	BARCGB22
IBAN number	GB92 BARC 2018 2380 5317 66

Post to: Intellectual Property Office, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales, NP10 8QQ, United Kingdom

Patents Form SP2
Patents Act 1977 (Rules 116(5))
Payment of annual fees (and additional fee for late payment)
(See the notes on the back of this form)

Concept House Cardiff Road
Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

1. Your reference:

2. Certificate application number:

3. Full name of the or of each certificate holder:

4. When are or were the annual fees due?

5. What period do you want the certificate to be effective for?

6. Amount of annual fees:

Amount of late payment fee:

Total amount paid:

7. Name, address and postcode of the person paying the fee:

ADP number: (if you know it)

8. Normally, we will send a certificate that the fees have been paid to the address at 7 above. If you want us to send this to a different address, give the name, address and postcode here.

9. Name, e-mail address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point for the applicant:

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	For details of fees and ways to pay, please contact the Office.

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Fees and payment
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Your own reference (Optional)

Your contact details should we have a query

Name Email Phone
How would you like to pay? Tick one
Using a debit or credit card – you will need the internet to pay by card

1

Go to our secure website – https://fees.ipo.gov.uk/pay

2

Enter your name, email address and total amount to pay from above

3

As proof of payment, write below the 16-digit reference number displayed from the online payment screen.
DO NOT write your debit/credit card number

Deduct from IPO deposit account
IPO deposit account number

Cheque – make payable to ‘Intellectual Property Office’ and please send to the address specified below.

Bank transfer

Reference – use your IPO deposit account number if you have one or an application number or your name if you don’t.
Use the following bank account details Sort code	20-18-23
Account number	80531766
Account name	Intellectual Property Office SWIFT code	BARCGB22
IBAN number	GB92 BARC 2018 2380 5317 66

Post to: Intellectual Property Office, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales, NP10 8QQ, United Kingdom

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Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Patents Form SP3
Patents Act 1977 (Rules 76(3))
Application for declaration of lapse or invalidity, or to revoke an extension of the duration of a supplementary protection certificate (See the notes on the back of this form)

1. Your reference:

2. Certificate number:

3. Full name of the or of each certificate holder:

4. Full name, address and postcode:

ADP number: (if you know it)

5.	Is this application for:
a)	A declaration of lapse under Article 14(1)(d) of the Regulation for medicinal products (No. 469/2009)?
b)	A declaration of invalidity under Article 15 of the Regulation for medicinal products (No. 469/2009)?
c)	Revocation of an extension of the duration of a supplementary protection certificate under Article 16 of the Regulation for medicinal products
(No. 469/2009)?
d)	A declaration of lapse under Article 14(1)(d) of the Regulation for plant protection products (No. 1610/96)?
e)	A declaration of invalidity under Article 15 of the Regulation for plant protection products (No. 1610/96)? (answer by writing (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e))
a)	

6. Name of your agent (if you have one) “Address for service” (including postcode) in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent.
(see note f)

ADP number (if you know it)

7.

Signature

Date

8. Name, email address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point for the applicant:

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	If there is not enough space for all the relevant details on any part of this form, please continue on a separate sheet of paper and write “see continuation sheet” in the relevant part(s) of the form. Any continuation sheets should be attached to this form.

d)	You must file this form in duplicate.

e)	You must also file two copies of a statement in which you should set out

•	the facts and grounds which you rely on.

•	what you want the Office to decide.

f)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.

g)	Once you have filled in the form remember to sign and date it.

h)	For details of the fee and ways to pay, please contact the Office.

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Fees and payment
We will only process the form with this section completed (one form per payment)

To check the correct fee for this form, search on GOV.UK for ‘patent forms and fees’ Total Fee Paying (£)
Your own reference (Optional)

Your contact details should we have a query

Name Email Phone
How would you like to pay? Tick one
Using a debit or credit card – you will need the internet to pay by card

1

Go to our secure website – https://fees.ipo.gov.uk/pay

2

Enter your name, email address and total amount to pay from above

3

As proof of payment, write below the 16-digit reference number displayed from the online payment screen.
DO NOT write your debit/credit card number

Deduct from IPO deposit account
IPO deposit account number

Cheque – make payable to ‘Intellectual Property Office’ and please send to the address specified below.

Bank transfer

Reference – use your IPO deposit account number if you have one or an application number or your name if you don’t.
Use the following bank account details Sort code	20-18-23
Account number	80531766
Account name	Intellectual Property Office SWIFT code	BARCGB22
IBAN number	GB92 BARC 2018 2380 5317 66

Post to: Intellectual Property Office, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales, NP10 8QQ, United Kingdom

Concept House Cardiff Road
Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Patents Form SP4
Patents Act 1977 (Rules 116(1))
Application for grant of an extension to a Supplementary Protection Certificate (See the notes on the back of this form.)

1. Your reference:

2. Granted certificate number or certificate application number:

(If you are filing for an extension at the same time as making an application for a certificate the Office will fill in this part. If you already have a granted certificate you should enter its number and expiry date).
(Article 8(2) and 8(3))

Expiry date of granted certificate:
(day/month/year)

3. Full name, address and postcode of the applicant or of each applicant:
(underline all surnames)

ADP number: (if you know it)

4. Name of your agent (if you have one)
“Address for service” in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or Channel Islands to which all correspondence should be sent.
(including the postcode) (see note (d))

ADP number: (if you know it)

5. What is the product that you want to protect?
(Identify the active ingredient(s) or active substance(s).
If possible use chemical or generic names. If a certificate has been granted use the definition on the granted certificate).

6. Number, title and expiry date of the basic patent (GB or EP(UK)).

Number:

Title:

7a.  Number, date, and territory of the UK, GB, or NI authorisation containing the statement of compliance with an agreed completed paediatric investigation plan as referred to in regulation 58A(2)(a) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012.

Expiry Date:
(day/month/year)

Number:

Date:
(day/month/year)

Territory covered: (UK, GB, or NI)

7b. Where there is more than one such authorisation as referred to in 7a., the number, date and territory of the further authorisation(s).

Number:

Date:
(day/month/year)

Territory covered: (UK, GB, or NI)

Number:

Date:
(day/month/year)

Territory covered: (UK, GB, or NI)

8. State which of the following documents you are filing, (Answer by writing (a) -(c) as appropriate).

a)	Copy of the statement(s) or copy of the authorisation(s) containing the statement(s) indicating compliance with an agreed completed paediatric investigation plan referred to in 7. (Article 8(1)(d)(i) of the Regulation)

b)	Copy of the granted certificate referred to in 2 (if applicable). (Article 8(3) of the Regulation)

c)	Other (please specify)

9.	I/We request the grant of an extension of a certificate on the basis of this application.

Signature:	Date:

10. Name, email address, telephone and/or mobile number, if any, of a contact point for the applicant:

Reminder

Documents relating to an application for a certificate will normally be open to public inspection. If you want us to keep copies of any documents such as marketing authorizations (or parts of them) confidential, you must ask for this on filing or sending the document. You must give reasons for your request.

Notes

a)	If you need help to fill in this form or you have any questions, please contact the Office on 0300 300 2000.

b)	Write your answers in capital letters using black ink or you may type them.

c)	If there is not enough space for all the relevant details on any part of this form, please continue on a separate sheet of paper and write “see continuation sheet” in the relevant part(s). Any continuation sheet should be attached to this form.

d)	Although you may have an address for service in the Channel Islands or Gibraltar, any agent you appoint to act for you must reside or have a place of business in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or the European Economic Area.

e)	Once you have filled in the form remember to sign and date it.

f)	For details of the fee and ways to pay please contact the Office.

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Fees and payment
We will only process the form with this section completed (one form per payment)

To check the correct fee for this form, search on GOV.UK for ‘patent forms and fees’ Total Fee Paying (£)
Your own reference (Optional)

Your contact details should we have a query

Name Email Phone
How would you like to pay? Tick one
Using a debit or credit card – you will need the internet to pay by card

1

Go to our secure website – https://fees.ipo.gov.uk/pay

2

Enter your name, email address and total amount to pay from above

3

As proof of payment, write below the 16-digit reference number displayed from the online payment screen.
DO NOT write your debit/credit card number

Deduct from IPO deposit account
IPO deposit account number

Cheque – make payable to ‘Intellectual Property Office’ and please send to the address specified below.

Bank transfer

Reference – use your IPO deposit account number if you have one or an application number or your name if you don’t.
Use the following bank account details Sort code	20-18-23
Account number	80531766
Account name	Intellectual Property Office SWIFT code	BARCGB22
IBAN number	GB92 BARC 2018 2380 5317 66

Post to: Intellectual Property Office, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales, NP10 8QQ, United Kingdom

Concept House Cardiff Road
Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Patents Form SP5
Patents Act 1977 (Rules 116(A)(1))
Notification under the Supplementary Protection Certificate ‘manufacturing waiver’ (Article 5(2) of Regulation 469/2009)
1. This notification is for:		A new notification (Article 5(2)(b))	
		An update of an existing notification (Article 5(2)(c))	

2. SPC number

3. Full name, address and postcode of the maker: (underline all surnames)

4. Purpose of making:		Export	
		Storing	
		Export and storing	

5. For medicinal products to be exported to countries outside the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man and the Member States of the European Union, the reference number of the marketing authorisation, or the equivalent of such authorisation, in each country of export, as soon as it is publicly available.

Concept House Cardiff Road
Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ

Patents Form SP6
Patents Act 1977 (Rule 116A(2))
Notification of marketing authorisation(s) granted after submission of an application for a Supplementary Protection Certificate.
(Article 13A of Regulations 469/2009 and 1610/96)

1. Your reference:

2. Granted certificate number or certificate application number

3. Number, date and territory of the relevant UK, GB, or NI authorisation(s) granted after submission of the application for a certificate (Article 13A)

Number:

Date:
(day/month/year)

Territory covered (UK, GB, or NI)

Number:

Date:
(day/month/year)

Territory covered (UK, GB, or NI)

Form TM26R

Do not use this form to change an owner’s name and/or address. Use form TM21A.
Only use this form if the trade mark is registered.

Application to rectify the register No fee

1. Trade mark number
Number of the trade mark you are applying to rectify

2. Full name of recorded owner as currently recorded on the register

3. Full name of applicant for rectification
If different to 2 above

	

	Postcode	

Address
If the address is not within the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands, you must also complete section 4 below.

Email address
Complete if you do not have a representative
would like us to correspond with you by email.

4. Representative name
(If applicable)

	

	Postcode	

Address
The address provided in this section must be within
the United Kingdom, Gibraltar or the Channel Islands.

NOTE: We will communicate with the representative if this section has been completed.

Email address
Complete if you would like us to correspond with you by email.

Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Office

TM26R

Form TM26R
You must provide details of the error or omission to be corrected, please complete box below, Use a continuation sheet if necessary.

5.	Declaration	I declare that to the best of my knowledge there is no action concerning this registration pending in the courts. I believe that the facts stated in the attached statement of case are true.

Signature

Name
(BLOCK CAPITALS)

Date

6.	
	Form No	Trade Mark No(s)	

Other register changes
If you are filing any other form to change the register details of the trade mark(s) listed, enter details here. If not enough space use a continuation sheet

Note: to help us process a multiple request, please provide the same reference on all your forms in the “Your Reference” box on the last page of the forms.
Number of sheets attached to this form

7. Your reference
Complete if you would like us to quote this in
communications with you, otherwise leave blank

Contact details
Name, daytime telephone number of the person to contact in case of query

Where to send

Intellectual Property Office
Concept House Cardiff Road Newport
South Wales NP10 8QQ

Checklist
Please make sure you have remembered to: Provide the trade mark number
Sign and date the form

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DEC 20

TM26R

Withdrawing Patent Applications

This notice seeks to inform applicants and practitioners of the method the Intellectual Property Office recommends for withdrawing patent applications.

Background
Any request to withdraw an application is always an important action and is dealt with as quickly as possible in the Office. However, quick action in the Office becomes crucial when a withdrawal request is received for an application which is soon to be published. We of course wish to avoid erroneous publication.

Ways of withdrawing applications
Withdrawal of a patent application can be made by:

•	emailing  withdraw@ipo.gov.uk 
•	faxing the Office on 01633 817777
•	writing to the Office

We highly recommend that the email option be used, as this will ensure that the request is dealt with quickly by a dedicated team of staff. Full details of this service can be found at Withdrawal of patent applications by e-mail.

Notifying the Office of withdrawal in time to prevent publication
An application for withdrawal in time to prevent publication must be received in this Office by 23:59 on the day before preparations for publication are complete (the PPC date). The official letter notifying applicants of the PPC date for their application will only be received 2 or 3 days prior to the PPC date. That leaves a very short time in which to notify the Office of withdrawal.  If the email message or written notification is not received by 23:59 on the day before the PPC date, it will be too late to prevent publication.

Therefore the earlier applicants and practitioners can make decisions about withdrawal and notify the Office, the better. 

Further guidance on withdrawal of patent applications is available.

If you have any queries about this notice, please contact:

Steve Bender  or  Christine Farrington
Room 2R33
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8QQ
+44 (0)1633 814422  or  +44 (0)1633 814701

Provision of Information from the Intellectual Property Office

On-Line Web Services

A number of free services are available via our web site.
 
esp@cenet
This service provides an interface to the published patent application databases of the  Intellectual Property Office, the European Patent Office and other European national patent offices, as well as access to the PCT database of published patent applications.  A full copy of the specification, claims and drawings may be viewed if available.

Designs Image Search
This service provides access to images of UK registered designs along with bibliographic information.

Trade Mark Text
This service provides searches for trade marks matching/starting with specified text.

Trade Mark Proprietor
This service provides searches for trade mark proprietors.

Trade Mark Classification Index
The index serves as a guide to the classes of goods and services to specify when applying for Trade Mark registration.  With over 70,000 terms, the index shows which class to put each term in.

Legal Decisions
This service provides the text of reasoned decisions issued by the office since the beginning of 1998.

Status Information
These services provide the status information for Patents, Supplementary Protection Certificates, Trade Marks and Designs.

Other Services

The Status Information and further information can also be obtained on paper from the office.  Some of the information available is shown below, along with the relevant prices.

Patents: Request for uncertified copy from file or register £5

Designs: Request for uncertified copy of extract £5

Trade Marks: Request for uncertified copy from file or register £5

Note  Trade Marks & Designs: The cost is £5 per file copied, though we reserve the right to quote for our actual costs where particularly large files are involved.

General: Cost, per page, of faxing information   £1  (plus VAT)

Payment
Deposit accounts: Customers may charge orders against their account with the Office.  In such cases the deposit account number should be quoted on the order.

Credit and debit cards: Full details on how to pay via Credit or Debit can be found on our website.

Cheque: These should accompany any order, be crossed "Account Payee Only" and made payable to "The Intellectual Property Office".  Payments from overseas must be in sterling drawn on a UK clearing bank.

Orders
Post: Sales, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport, South Wales NP10 8QQ

e-mail (Deposit Account Holders only): sales@ipo.gov.uk

Telephone (Deposit Account Holders and payments by credit and debit card only): +44(0)1633 813651

Fax (Deposit Account Holders and payments by credit and debit card only): 
+44(0)1633 817777.

Patent Publication Enquiry Service

The Patents Publication Enquiry Service www.ipo.gov.uk/patent/p-find/p-find-publication.htm enables you to search for, view and download newly published, granted and corrected GB patents. Patents are added on a weekly basis on the day of publication (usually every Wednesday). 

The following types of GB published documents are available:
 
Document code A – for the published "A" application. 

Document code A8 – for the corrected front page of a published "A" application (changes to bibliographical data only). 

Document code A9 – for the complete re-issue of a published "A" application (as a result of a correction). 

Document code B – for the granted ‘B’ specification. 

Document code B8 – for the corrected front page of a granted "B" specification (changes to bibliographical data only). 

Document code C - for complete re-issue of a granted "B" specification (as a result of a correction or amendment). 

If you have any queries regarding this notice please contact Chris Evans - Tel: 01633 814641, or via e-mail: chris.evans@ipo.gov.uk