The UK Intellectual Property Office has launched a free online service that allows users to view and download patents on their day of publication. All patents published from 1 January will be able to be downloaded. This service can be accessed here.

In addition, the UK-IPO has also launched an online patent application service that will allow users to apply for patents online, including providing their inventorship information and requesting a search and examination of their application. This service can be accessed from here.