What’s changing – Supplementary Protection Certificates
Our One IPO Patent Service, is set to launch in Spring 2026, we are providing weekly guidance to help you prepare for these changes. This week we're looking at SPCs.
Patents
Patents protect the features and process that make things work. A patent can only be granted for something that is new and inventive. A patent has to be renewed every year but can last for up to 20 years.
Moka magic: how IP fuels your morning coffee ritual
Posted by:
Meg Davies, Posted on:
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Categories:
3D Shape Trade Mark, Licensing, Patents, Trade marks
A moka pot is a small, stove-top coffee maker that brews strong, espresso-like coffee by passing boiling water pressurised by steam through ground coffee. Behind this familiar ritual lies a fascinating story of design, invention, and intellectual property.
What’s changing – filing international patents
We're publishing weekly guidance to help you prepare for these changes. Each week covers a different aspect of the new service to ensure you're ready for the transition. This week we turn our attention to the most imminent change – how you file international patents.
What’s changing – managing your patents
Posted by:
Simeon Bowen, Posted on:
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Categories:
Innovation, IPO, Patents, Transformation, Uncategorized
We are publishing a weekly blog series to provide you with comprehensive guidance on each aspect of the upcoming changes. In today’s blog, we explore how managing your patents is changing in the One IPO service. So far, the most popular transactions in the new service are all around managing your patents. Things like changing who …
What’s changing – patent examination
We are publishing a weekly blog series to make sure you are prepared for the transition to One IPO Patent Service. This week we are focusing on the patent examination process.
What’s changing - applying for patents
We're publishing a series of blogs to guide you through the changes and ensure you have everything you need for a smooth transition to our new service.
How British medical innovations transformed global healthcare
From surgical safety advances to tomorrow's pain-free medicine, intellectual property has played a significant role in British medical breakthroughs. We take a look at some of the inspiring IP stories behind these life-changing innovations.
What’s changing - new IPO accounts
There's not long to wait for our One IPO Patent Service to launch. The biggest single change you can expect is the all-new IPO accounts.
Back to school with young IP trailblazers
At IPO, we know that intellectual property (IP) isn’t just for seasoned inventors and entrepreneurs - it’s for anyone with a bright idea. And sometimes, those ideas come from children who haven’t even finished primary school!
What’s changing - our future patent services
Our new ‘One IPO’ patents service is due to launch in the coming months. What services are actually changing? What’s staying, what’s going, and what’s having a few tweaks around the edges?
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