• IPO Home
  • Switch to :
Intellectual Property Office
  • IP Policy
  • Types of IP
  • Law & practice
  • Forms & fees
  • Online services
  • IP Pro Home
  • Types of IP
    • Patents
      • Law and practice
        • Patent law
        • Work manuals/practice
          • Manual of Patent Practice
          • Biotechnological inventions PDF document(854Kb)
          • Examining patent applications for medical inventions PDF document(243Kb)
          • Hearings manual
          • Litigation manual
          • Formalities manual
          • Opinions manual
            • Opinions manual
          • Scan and shred policy
        • Guidance notes
        • Tribunal practice notices
        • Practice notices
        • Patents Convention Country Orders
        • Hours of business
      • Forms and fees
      • Online patent services
      • Managing patents
      • Withdrawing patent applications
      • Resolving disputes
      • Patent classifications
      • Policy issues
      • Search and Advisory Service
      • Patent Informatics
    • Trade marks
    • Designs
    • Copyright
  • Patents
  • Trade marks
  • Designs
  • Copyright
Reviewed 23 June 2009
  • IPO Pro Home>
  • Types of IP>
  • Patents>
  • Law and practice>
  • Work manuals/practice>
  • Opinions manual>
  • Opinions manual

Documents

  • Patents Act 1977 (pdf 300Kb)
  • Patents Rules 2007 and Patents (Fees) Rules 2007 (pdf 411Kb)
Part 1 - Users guide
Introduction
Requesting an opinion
Refusal or withdrawal
Observations and observations in reply
The opinion
Contesting an opinion

Part 2 - Procedures for IPO Staff
Processing an opinion request
Drafting opinions

Annexes
Annex 1- Legislation relevant to opinions and reviews
Annex 2- Case Law on opinions and reviews

  • Direct Gov External Link
  • Business Link
  • SABIP External Link
  • The Company Names Tribunal
  • Disclaimer
  • Crown Copyright
  • Freedom of Information
  • Cymraeg
  • Site Map
  • Accessibility
  • © Crown Copyright 2009

  • Intellectual Property Office is an operating name of the Patent Office