Surrendering of patents

To offer to surrender a patent:

1. You will need to be logged on as a registered user of the website. Read more...
2. Select Maintain a Patent from the left hand menu of your Inbox. The Request Patent Change page will display.
3. To Search Patent Case(s) click Select cases(s) for Surrender from the Surrender Patent section. You can search for one or more patents that you wish to surrender. Once you have identified the cases you wish to surrender tick the check box to select. Then click the Select button.
4. Check the Confirm offer to surrender Patent(s).
5. Add your cover letter and documentary evidence (if any) to support your request prior to selecting Submit. You will return to the Request Patent Change and a confirmation Info box will display. Select OK to close the box.