Request the Surrender of a Registered Patent or the Withdrawal of a Patent

Overview

An owner of a registered patent can submit a request to surrender the patent, as a result of which the patent will no longer remain in force. This form can also be used by a patent applicant to submit a request to withdraw the patent application, so that this will not be processed for registration.

What you'll get

The possibility to remove a registered patent from the register so that the invention will no longer be protected by a patent. The possibility to withdraw a patent application from the register so that the patent application will not be processed any further.

Eligibility

The applicant must be the owner of a registered patent or a patent application.

How to apply

Fill in the online form and submit.
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