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Patent service’s September update sets out next improvements

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Selected 20 Sept 2026, 01:42 BST · 24-hour selection ended 21 Sept 2026, 01:42 BST

The Intellectual Property Office has updated its roadmap for the online patents service launched in April.

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The September revision reports improvements to representative selection and address display, with further application changes planned for autumn. This is a new roadmap update on a page first published in February.

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