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Applications for national UK patents remained fairly static between 2016 and 2017, with 22,068 applications in 2016 and 22,072 in 2017. Of these, applications from UK residents decreased from 63% of applications in 2016 to 60% in 2017. The number of Patents granted increased from 5602 in 2016 to 6311 in 2017 (+13%).
Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
Our website www.ipo.gov.uk moved in October 2014 to a new Government website GOV.UK and the new web address is now:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office
Statistics related to patents at the Intellectual Property Office can be accessed through the annual reports, annual reviews and facts and figures at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics?departments%5B%5D=intellectual-property-office
Information on filing, including Patents application guide and other materials, is available from the following web page:
https://www.gov.uk/patent-your-invention
The procedure after filing, including publication, examination and grant is described at:
https://www.gov.uk/patent-your-invention
Information regarding dispute resolution, including hearings, mediation and opinions may be found here:
https://www.gov.uk/intellectual-property-mediation
https://www.gov.uk/opinions-resolving-patent-disputes
Results of past patent decisions are available at:
https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-challenge-decision-results.htm
Information on how applicants may appeal is provided at:
https://www.gov.uk/patent-disputes-resolution-hearings
Other business procedures such as the Patents Act, finding patents, how we classify and renewals are covered by web pages accessible from the main Patents portal:
https://www.gov.uk/topic/intellectual-property/patents
A link to the EPO search dataset Espacenet is provided from the online patent services portal:
https://www.gov.uk/search-for-patent
The UK patent register may be searched by publication or application number at:
https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum.htm
The UK patent register may also be searched by publication date at:
https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-find-publication.htm
II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PATENT INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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https://www.gov.uk/topic/intellectual-property/patents
Availability of the application dossier in electronic form
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https://www.ipo.gov.uk/p-ipsum.htm
Classification1, preclassification2 (if applicable), reclassification3 activities; classification systems used (e.g., International Patent Classification (IPC)); matters concerning indexing of patent information
All UK patent applications are classified in the IPC. In 2005 the IPO started classifying all UK patent applications in ECLA, which was replaced by CPC classification in October 2013. Pre-classification (i.e. allocation of applications to examining groups) is done manually at subclass level using the CPC. Clusters of CPC subclasses provide the basis for the structure of examining divisions and groups. The office does not reclassify documentation.
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III. SOURCES OF PATENT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
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(1) PDF
A-documents documents
These are prepared in-house in a 5 week publication cycle using a bespoke IT system linked to PDAX (the IPO’s electronic case management system). The front page is compiled by downloading bibliographic data (XML format) from the corporate database COPS and is married with the abstract text from our internal examiner database (PROSE). The abstract drawing is extracted from PDAX and merged to finalise the front page. The finished front page is added to the rest of the specification pages from PDAX and reproduced in a single PDF image. The PDF image is then loaded onto the IPO’s publication server on our external website for customer download. The IPO no longer publish “A” documents in paper format, the official publication means being electronic (please see the following link):
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The PDF A documents are then transferred via Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) to the EPO. This is done on a weekly basis and includes a separate ST.36 XML file for the bibliographical and full text abstract data.
B-Documents Documents
These are prepared in-house in a 5 week publication cycle using a bespoke IT system linked to PDAX (the IPO’s electronic case management system). The front page is compiled by downloading bibliographic data (XML format) from the corporate database COPS and merged with the rest of the specification pages from PDAX and reproduced in a single PDF image. The PDF image is then loaded onto the IPO’s publication server on our external website for customer download. The IPO no longer publishes “B” documents in paper format; the official publication means being electronic (see the following link):
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https://www.gov.uk/check-the-patents-journal
(4) ESPACENET, EPOQUE etc.
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Our office, through the British Library, takes part in numerous exchange and grant programmes with other patent offices around the world as in previous years.
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Cooperation with universities, research centers, technology and innovation support centers, etc.
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VI. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF PATENT INFORMATION
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It is also possible to exchange priority documents in paper and on CD provided the appropriate electronic signature is provided.
Participation in international or regional activities and projects related to patent information
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VII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS
1.Classification is allotting one or more classification symbols (e.g., IPC symbols) to a patent application, either before or during search and examination, which symbols are then published with the patent application.Anchor f1 f1
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