Intellectual
Property
Office
- Intellectual property: an overview
- Types and uses of intellectual property
- Trade marks
- Patents
- Copyright
- Designs
- Law and practice
- IP crime and infringement
Featured
IP for a creative and innovative UKStrategy 2024 to 2027
— News story
How we are going to deliver our mission to grow the UK economy by providing an IP system that encourages investment in creativity and innovation.
Intellectual Property Office Corporate Plan 2024 to 2025
— Corporate report
The plan outlines our key activities in the first year of delivering our strategy and working towards our mission.
Standard Essential Patents: 2024 forward look
— Guidance
SEPs are of growing importance to the UK economy. The IPO is committed to ensuring the current SEPs framework functions effectively to encourage innovation and promote competition.
International IP service
— Collection
Protecting your trade marks, patents, designs and copyright abroad.
Transformation: Getting it right
— News story
Natasha Chick, Divisional Director of the One IPO Transformation Programme, gives an important update on where we are with the programme and what’s next.
Warning: misleading invoices
— Collection
Be aware of misleading invoices offering services to help protect your IP rights in return for a fee.
Latest from the Intellectual Property Office
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Trade mark disputes: unpaid costs orders
- Decision
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Trade marks and designs: hearing diaries
- Notice
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Requests for opinions: 2024
- Guidance
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What we do
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trade marks and copyright.
IPO is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, supported by 1 public body.
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Documents
Services
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Search for a trade mark
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Set up a limited company: step by step
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Guidance and regulation
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Trade mark forms and fees
- Guidance
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Search UK trade mark classes
- Guidance
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News and communications
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UKIPO and USPTO sign MoU on Standard Essential Patents
- News story
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Checking trade mark addresses and reporting misconduct of agents
- News story
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Research and statistics
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Monthly statistics: Patents, trade marks and designs: April 2024
- Official Statistics
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Monthly statistics: Patents, trade marks and designs: March 2024
- Official Statistics
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Policy papers and consultations
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Extension of public performance rights to foreign nationals
- Closed consultation
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Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
- Closed consultation
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Transparency and freedom of information releases
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IPO customer service standards
- Transparency data
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IPO payments: 2024
- Transparency data
See all transparency and freedom of information releases
Our management
Adam Williams
Chief Executive and Comptroller General, IPO
Andy Bartlett
Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Services, IPO
Sian-Nia Davies
Chief Digital Data & Technology Officer (CDDTO)
Chris Mills
Director of Rights Policy and Enforcement
Steph Dales (Interim)
Director of Strategy
Neil Hartley
Director of Finance, IPO
Ben Llewellyn-Jones OBE
Director of Business and International Policy
Penny Phillpotts
Director of People and Place
Harry Rich
Chair of Non-executive Board, IPO
Andrew Lawrence
Non-executive board member, IPO
Laurie Benson
Non-executive board member, IPO
Lopa Patel
Non-executive board member, IPO
Hilary Newiss
Non-executive board member, IPO
Harriet Kelsall
Non-executive board member, IPO
Contact IPO
General enquiry details
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
United Kingdom
information@ipo.gov.uk
Telephone:
0300 300 2000
Outside the UK:
+44 (0)1633 814000
In-person meetings require an appointment and this can be arranged by emailing information@ipo.gov.uk.
Telephone lines open: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, excluding bank holidays.
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Concept House, Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
United Kingdom
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Intellectual Property Office
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
United Kingdom
freedomofinformation@ipo.gov.uk
FOI contact details are for FOI queries only. For general enquiries please use: information@ipo.gov.uk
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