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Can I still claim on Patent Box if my patents aren’t granted yet?

24 November 2022 · Articles, Innovation, IP Value

Can I still claim on Patent Box if my patents aren’t granted yet?

Can I still claim on Patent Box if my patents aren’t granted yet? You can still claim for the time between patent application and grant Once the patent is granted you can make a claim for the profits arising from the patented product or service, for the time from when the patent application was submitted and the time it took to obtain the granted patent.

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17 November 2022 · Articles, Innovation

Why R&D tax cuts hit SMEs hardest?

How will this hurt the tech sector and innovation? The UK government seeks £4.5 bn in savings from R&D tax credit cuts by targeting SMEs and start-ups. The Autumn statement used a blunt instrument to attempt to tackle spurious claims but really it was an easy way of saving the government money. We all agree […]

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Patent box vs R&D tax credits can you same patent box on the same thing?

15 November 2022 · Articles, IP Value

Patent box vs R&D tax credits

Can you claim patent box on the same thing as you have claimed R&D tax credits on ? Yes. Actually you must have carried out R&D on the patented item to be able to claim patent box relief anyway Patent Box claims can be highly valuable to your business – reducing corporation tax payable on […]

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Patent box: does it cover software?

8 November 2022 · Articles, IP Value

Patent box does it cover software?

There are many misconceptions as to whether software can be protected with intellectual property – the answer is it can be protected.

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1 November 2022 · Articles, IP Value

Patent Box: is it worth the effort?

Is the benefit worth it? It depends whether a 47% to 60% reduction in tax payable on qualifying profits is interesting to you? Patent box claims can be very valuable to a UK business, even more so when corporation tax increases to 25% next April It takes a bit of effort to set it up […]

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