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UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO)
UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO)
The official body responsible for the grant of patents covering the UK. As a contracting state to the European Patent Office (EPO), European Patents granted by the EPO may be validated in the UK, coming under the purview of the UK Intellectual Property Office thereafter.
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