British patent numbers (under the Patents Act 1977) 1979 to present day
The Patent Act 1977 came into force on 1 January 1978; all patent applications filed under the act are published as applications, 18 months from their priority date. The numbers under which these patent applications are published form a new series of 7-digit numbers beginning with GB2000001 (published on 4 January 1979). You will find a table showing the earliest number published each year below:
Earliest patent number published each year under the Patent Act 1977
| The first column contains a list of the years 1979 to 1995. The second column contains a list of the earliest patent numbers published during those years. A list of the years 1996 to date are in the third column and a list of the earliest patent numbers published during these years in the fourth column. | |||
| Year | Earliest Patent No. (application) published | Year | Earliest Patent No. (application) published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | GB 2000001 | 1996 | GB 2290445 |
| 1980 | GB 2023381 | 1997 | GB 2302005 |
| 1981 | GB 2050131 | 1998 | GB 2314495 |
| 1982 | GB 2078071 | 1999 | GB 2326809 |
| 1983 | GB 2100561 | 2000 | GB 2338877 |
| 1984 | GB 2121661 | 2001 | GB 2351428 |
| 1985 | GB 2141611 | 2002 | GB 2363560 |
| 1986 | GB 2160751 | 2003 | GB 2377151 |
| 1987 | GB 2176681 | 2004 | GB 2390285 |
| 1988 | GB 2192121 | 2005 | GB 2403389 |
| 1989 | GB 2206271 | 2006 | GB 2415592 |
| 1990 | GB 2220118 | 2007 | GB 2427532 |
| 1991 | GB 2232862 | 2008 | GB 2439518 |
| 1992 | GB 2245131 | ||
| 1993 | GB 2257003 | ||
| 1994 | GB 2268036 | ||
| 1995 | GB 2279218 | ||
For British patent numbers of 7-digit format beginning GB1------, see "British Patent Numbers 1916 - 1981".