1.- UK Patent Requirements

1. Name and address of the applicant. If it is a Company, place of incorporation.
2. Name, address and citizenship of the Inventor(s).
3. Invention Title, Abstract of the Invention.
4. Invention or Design specifications / description.
5. Claims.
6. Set of Formal Drawings.
7. English Translation of the specifications (could be filed within 2 months of the filing date).
8. Statement of Inventorship.
9. Priority document, including priority number and country of origin.

2.- Patents in the UK

Concession of the Patent Grant: 20 years (from the filing date)

Concession of the Registered Design: 25 years.

Member of the Paris Convention: Yes

Member of the PCT: Yes

United Kingdom Patent and Trademark Office (UKPTO)

1. Patent Filing
2. Requesting Preliminary Examination and Search
3. Requesting Substantial Examination (between 18 and 24 months from the priority date)
4. Publication
5. Patent Grant or rejection
6. Annuity payments from the 5th year.