Defend your intellectual property
Get help and advice
An intellectual property (IP) professional can give you legal advice on a dispute, or act on your behalf.
Find an IP professional through organisations including:
- The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
- The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
- The Law Society (England and Wales)
- The Law Society of Scotland
- The Law Society of Northern Ireland
Contact the Intellectual Property Office (IPO)
You can contact IPO for:
- an opinion on whether your patent or supplementary protection certificate is being infringed - it costs £200
- to start legal proceedings over some types of IP dispute (this does not include copyright infringement)
- general advice on IP
Intellectual Property Office
information@ipo.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 300 2000
Telephone: +44 (0) 1633 814000 if you’re outside the UK
Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Find out about call charges
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ