The UKIPO conducts formal and substantive examinations of patent applications for inventions. The applicant should submit an official search request and pay the corresponding fees at the same time as filing the application, or within 12 months from the priority date, and submit a substantive examination request within 6 months after the patent is published.
- Whether a UK industrial design application can apply for a combined appearance
- Is a UK design application eligible for DAS?
- Whether the UK invention patent application can be DAS
- How long is the protection period of the UK invention patent application
- Whether a UK industrial design application can be type-converted
- Features of the UK invention patent application process
- How long is the protection period of industrial design in UK?
- Can the priority right of UK invention patent application be restored?
- How long does it take for a UK invention patent application to be granted?
- Features of the UK design patent application process