Metro Remote Files UK Patent Application for AI-Driven Mobile App Control Method
LONDON, June 22, 2026 — Metro Remote, the AI-native mobile developer platform, has filed a UK patent application with the UK Intellectual Property Office for its method and system for AI-driven mobile app control. Metro Remote is consequently UK patent pending, with international extension via the United States and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) planned within the 12-month priority window. The technical specification is held confidentially by the UK IPO under section 15(1) of the Patents Act 1977 and will publish in due course in accordance with section 16.
What Was Filed
The application, titled “Method and System for Remote Software Application Control”, was filed on 16 June 2026 with the UK Intellectual Property Office under application number GB2613962.6. The filing is a description-only application under section 15(1) of the Patents Act 1977, which locks in the priority date of 16 June 2026. Formal claims and the search phase follow within 12 months.
“Filing in the UK was about anchoring a priority date for the product our customers will rely on for years. The technical detail sits with the UK IPO and will publish in due course. To our knowledge, no existing tool offers what we have built.”
Conlan Ainsworth, Founder, Metro Remote
International Extension
Metro Remote intends to extend protection internationally. As a UK priority filing under section 15(1), the priority date of 16 June 2026 is preserved for 12 months. Within that window, Metro Remote plans to file in the United States and to enter the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system, which keeps the priority date intact across most major jurisdictions ahead of individual national-phase decisions.
Strategic Context
The longer-term ambition is for Metro Remote to be the secure layer between AI and real-world devices. This UK filing is a step toward defensibility while the platform continues to ship to early customers under Metro Remote's beta programme.
About Metro Remote
Metro Remote is the AI-native mobile developer platform that connects AI coding assistants — including Claude, Cursor, and Codex — to real mobile apps, remotely. More at metroremote.dev.
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