The UK Patent Office is trying to work out the best way to streamline its submission procedure for patents, trade marks and design registration in the hope of reducing the time that businesses spend on paperwork.
The organisation is asking innovators, asset managers and intellectual property law professionals to comment on the consultation, which includes proposals to:
Merge forms that require identical actions – rights owners currently have to fill out separate forms for change of ownership, change of agent or change of name or address for each different intellectual property right.
Increase the options available on some forms, reducing the necessity to fill out separate forms.
Expand the range of forms available for download from the Patent Office website by electronic methods.
Standardise the overall appearance of the forms across all business areas.
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