Taking part in our patents pilot
We바카라 사이트™re piloting our new digital patents service for a small number of customers. This guidance explains how you can get involved.
What is the patents pilot?
The pilot or 바카라 사이트˜private beta바카라 사이트™ stage is where we bring a small number of customers onto the service to help us test, refine and improve it. This is a fundamental part of the development process that will allow us to build a great service for our customers.
Here are five reasons it바카라 사이트™s so important for you to take part in the pilot:
- Hit the ground running 바카라 사이트“ get early access to see how everything works and share knowledge with your colleagues.
- A chance to shape and influence 바카라 사이트“ your feedback will guide us on where we need to make improvements.
- Work with us 바카라 사이트“ put the service through its paces to make sure it바카라 사이트™s working as you바카라 사이트™d expect.
- Tell us what should come next 바카라 사이트“ let us know which features are most important to you and what we should build next.
- Stay in the loop 바카라 사이트“ be the first to get updates on where we are and how the new service is progressing.
How can I get involved?
We바카라 사이트™ve already had over 50 customers sign up to take part in the pilot, and we바카라 사이트™d love to have more! If you want to take part, you can express an interest in joining by emailing pilot@ipo.gov.uk.
We want to test with all the different types of customers who use our services, from attorney firms to lone inventors. So, whether you바카라 사이트™re a patents veteran or new to all this, we바카라 사이트™d love for you to take part.
What am I signing up to?
As a pilot customer you decide how much you want to use the new service. You can keep using our existing services as a pilot customer. If there바카라 사이트™s something we want you to try out, we바카라 사이트™ll ask for your help, but ultimately the decision is yours.
The pilot will run for at least six months, but you don바카라 사이트™t have to join on day one. We바카라 사이트™ll keep adding more customers as the pilot progresses.
We are starting very small with limited transaction volumes and numbers of people on the pilot. We will be increasing the numbers of people on the pilot and the number of transactions as the pilot progresses.
Is there anything else I should know?
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the pilot is currently for patents only. We will be working on new digital services for trade marks and designs in the future, just not yet
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it could be a few months before you바카라 사이트™re invited to join the pilot. We바카라 사이트™re gradually adding more users and features as we go. We바카라 사이트™ll keep you updated on progress
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if you or your firm already file patents with us we바카라 사이트™ll have to work with you to clean up the patents data we hold for you before you join the pilot. This could take a while depending on how complex your data is
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we want to add a small number of people from your firm - we바카라 사이트™ll let you know if we already have other people from your firm on the pilot
If you have any questions about the pilot, please email pilot@ipo.gov.uk.