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Patent Offices

UKIPO

Site of UK Intellectual Property Office. Contains official information and lots of useful guides and educational material.

EPO

Site of European Patent Office, who administer European Patents.

USPTO

US Patent and Trade Mark Office.

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Office. Administers the International Patent Application. Site has a lot of useful information.

EUIPO

EU agency that administers European Trade Marks and European Registered Designs.

IP Searching and Status Tools

Espacenet

Free patent searching tool provided by the EPO.

European Patent Register

Access case status and documentation for European Patents.

UK Online Patent Information

Access case status and documentation for UK Patents.

TMview Trade Mark Database

Information on trade mark applications and registered marks from national and EU IP offices.

USPTO PAIR

Patent Application Information Retrieval for US Patents. Access to case status and documentation.

WIPO Patentscope search services

Provides information on International Patent Applications.

UK Taxation Topics

Patent Box

Basic information from HMRC on the Patent Box.

R&D Tax Relief

Basic information from HMRC on R&D corporation tax relief.

EIS and SEIS

Basic information from HMRC regarding various investment schemes, including EIS and SEIS

Guidance

Inventors’ Handbook

Very useful guide, published by the EPO, providing an introduction to factors to consider when commercialising an invention.

Warning regarding unsolicited fee requests

Warnings about unsolicited requests for payment that are issued after patent publication.

About the PCT

An introduction to the International Patent Application process.