{"id":1897,"date":"2022-12-29T11:52:48","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T11:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mathys-squire.com\/scaleup-quarter\/?p=1897"},"modified":"2023-06-28T12:45:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T11:45:24","slug":"green-channel-ukipos-free-scheme-to-speed-up-prosecution-and-grant-of-patent-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mathys-squire.com\/scaleup-quarter\/green-channel-ukipos-free-scheme-to-speed-up-prosecution-and-grant-of-patent-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Channel – UKIPO’s free scheme to speed up prosecution and grant of patent applications to environmentally friendly technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Green Channel – UKIPO’s free scheme to speed up prosecution and grant of patent applications to environmentally friendly technologies<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

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The UK Intellectual Property Office’s (UKIPO) \u2018Green Channel\u2019 allows applicants to request accelerated processing of a patent application. No official fees are required and all that the applicant must do is make a reasonable assertion to the UKIPO explaining the invention\u2019s environmental benefits. The criteria for what the UKIPO will consider to be an environmental benefit is relatively generous. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even relatively subtle environmental benefits, such as increasing overall energy efficiency or reducing environmentally unfriendly by-products of a known process, are often sufficient. Indeed, applications to the \u2018Green Channel\u2019 appear to be mostly refused when they are very clearly unfounded (the example given by the UKIPO is claiming a perpetual motion machine).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our experience, use of the \u2018Green Channel\u2019 can speed up the grant of a patent to under two years, which is much faster than the three to four years that applicants might usually expect. This can be particularly useful to applicants who wish to have rights granted in the UK to leverage as soon as possible \u2013 whether to deter potential infringers, negotiate more favourable licensing terms, assist a company\u2019s asset valuation, or to attract external investment \u2013 whilst obtaining patent protection overseas on a slower track, to help manage costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the UKIPO publishes a list of patent applications successfully entered into the \u2018Green Channel\u2019. Having an official UKIPO endorsement of your invention\u2019s green credentials may help showcase your business\u2019s environmental prowess and validate your company\u2019s green agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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