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UK patent grants drop by 80% as digital upgrade hits processes

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( February 4, 2026, 16:43 GMT | Insight) -- The short-term impact of the UK Intellectual Property Office’s digital transformation program is becoming clear as new figures illustrate the slowdown in the granting of patents while the new system is put in place. The number of domestic patents granted per month by the IPO fell by 80 percent over the second half of 2025 as the authority works to implement “One IPO.”The number of domestic patents granted per month by the UK Intellectual Property Office fell by 80 percent over the second half of 2025 as the authority works to implement its new “One IPO” patent system. The slowdown, which is anticipated to last until March, saw the regulator grant its lowest number of patents so far at the end of last year....

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