Intellectual Property Office

04/01/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/02/2026 19:40

How to file documents with the Intellectual Property Office

  • 1 April 2026

    The contents of this page have now been updated.

  • 13 September 2024

    2.1. European Patent Office's (EPO) online services updated.

  • 31 July 2024

    Section 2.1 European Patent Office's (EPO) online services updated.

  • 1 July 2022

    Section 2.2 of HTML amended to reflect ePCT changes.

  • 7 February 2022

    File documents by e-mail section replaced.

  • 9 November 2020

    Sending information to the IPO by e-mail has been replaced with new text.

  • 14 August 2020

    How to file documents with the Intellectual Property Office updated.

  • 18 November 2019

    The London office address has moved.

  • 23 October 2019

    The IPO are currently experiencing issues with our fax services.

  • 4 March 2018

    Weather update reviewed.

  • 2 March 2018

    Friday weather update.

  • 1 March 2018

    Afternoon weather update.

  • 1 March 2018

    Weather update for customer filing conditions.

  • 11 August 2015

    How to file by post information added.

  • 12 January 2015

    A sentence added under 4.1 covering existing smart cards.

  • 12 May 2014

    First published.

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