Recent updates

Item amended Date Amended Amended Reason
21.1. Satisfied: overview

Manual review 2024

21.4. Satisfied: Reasonable doubt, balance of probabilities and uncertainty

Manual review 2024 minor changes

20.1. Convention priority: overview

Manual review 2024 no changes

20.3. Convention priority: Time limit to claim convention priority

Manual review 2024 no changes

20.7. Convention priority: Requesting the basic application

Manual review 2024 - no changes

16.6. Standard of the familiar person / informed user: Knowledge base versus prior art base

Manual review 2024

16.3. Standard of the familiar person / informed user: Declarations about the familiar person / informed user

Manual review 2024 - Minor changes

16.1. Standard of the familiar person / informed user: overview

Manual review 2024

16.5. Standard of the familiar person / informed user: References to European and UK decisions

Manual review 2024

16. Standard of the familiar person / informed user

Manual review 2024

16.4. Standard of the familiar person / informed user: Familiarity with the product

Manual review 2024. No changes

16.2. Standard of the familiar person / informed user: Identifying the familiar person / informed user

Manual review 2024

18.3. Prior publication or use exceptions: Unauthorised disclosures

Manual update 2024

18. Prior publication or use exceptions

Manual update 2024, correction of broken links and publication dates.

18.5. Prior publication or use exceptions: Copyright

Manual update 2024

18.2. Prior publication or use exceptions: Exhibitions

Manual update 2024

Annex A - An example of a grace period declaration

Manual update 2024

18.4. Prior publication or use exceptions: Disclosure to government

Manual update 2024

18.1. Prior publication or use exceptions: overview

Manual update 2024, changes include updates to old links and publication date.

18.6. Prior publication or use exceptions: Grace Period

Manual update 2024

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