eBook on UK IPO Excluded Matter Hearings

February 21, 2025

eBook on UK IPO Excluded Matter Hearings

We are delighted to announce the launch of Russell IP’s eBook compilation of all the UK Intellectual Property Office’s Hearings on Excluded Matter from 2024. The eBook accompanies the table Russell IP maintains at www.softwarepatents.co.uk and is available for download using the link below – just enter your email address to receive the eBook and sign up for the Russell IP Newsletter.

The eBook is an unofficial compilation of the 2024 Excluded Matter hearings at the UK IPO. To find the definitive text on any of the hearings, please use the UK IPO’s Search Patent Decisions tool. This will provide you with the full text of the decision, as well as some bibliographic data and a summary.

We hope you find the eBook useful. For advice on getting a software patent in the UK, please don’t hesitate to contact Russell IP.

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