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Cost for request for a certificate of the Comptroller or a certified or uncertified copy from a file or the register:
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Last updated 9 November 2020 + show all updates
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E-mail address for sending the completed form has been added.
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Fee sheet added to Patents form 23 and text 'All Intellectual Property Office fee bearing forms should be filed with the appropriate fee' added.
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Patent Form 23: Data Privacy added.
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First published.