Withdrawing patent applications
After you have filed a UK patent application and sent us Patents Form 9A we will send you a search report. Your patent application will then automatically proceed to publication, at which point it will be made public. These pages give you information to consider before your application is published. Do you actually want it to be published, or is it more appropriate for you to withdraw your application?
Why withdraw?
Reasons for withdrawing a patent application.
How to withdraw
An application for a patent may be withdrawn at any time before it is granted. This section sets out how to withdraw your application.