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Use this guide for directions under section 124A of the Patents Act 1977 to direct the form and manner in which observations made by a third party, under section 21 of the Act, on the question of whether the invention is a patentable invention may be made in electronic form or using electronic communications.

皇冠体育app reference in these directions to the ipo.gov.uk domain name was introduced by a .

皇冠体育appse notes are for guidance only: 皇冠体育app formal legal instructions are set out in comptroller鈥檚 directions. 皇冠体育appse notes concern observations filed under section 21 of the Patents Act 1977.

Observations about the patentability of an invention may be sent by email to [email protected]. Observations sent to any other email address may be treated as not having been delivered. Observations sent by email will receive an automatic acknowledgement when they are received by the comptroller; no further correspondence will be ordinarily entered into. E-mail addresses used to submit S21 observations are disclosed to the patent applicant unless good reasons to keep these details confidential are provided.

Computer programs should not be submitted as part of any observations. 皇冠体育appy will be considered illegible and consequently the whole of the observations may be treated as not having been delivered.

Note that observations may also be made by posting a letter or digital media such as a CD to us.