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Blog post
New IPO podcast: Born to License
Did you know, the brand licensing industry was worth $280.3 billion in 2018? David Born, owner of licensing agency Born Licensing and star of our most recent podcast, talks to us about working in the industry.
Corporate report
Intellectual Property Office Corporate Plan 2019 to 2020
This plan outlines our main activity and targets for 2019 to 2020 as we help the UK to become the most creative and innovative country in the world.
Blog post
Can you help? Views wanted on the IP enforcement framework
As part of the government’s IP enforcement framework review, the IPO are setting up a working group to capture people’s experiences of using the framework to protect their IP.
Guidance
IP and Brexit: the facts
Facts on the future of intellectual property laws following the decision that the UK will leave the EU.
News story
Warning: misleading invoices – don’t be fooled
We are aware customers have received unsolicited invitations from companies offering services to help them protect their IP in return for a fee.
Collection
IP for business: events, guidance, tools and case studies
A collection of intellectual property events, guidance, tools and case studies to help you create value from your ideas.
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What the Intellectual Property Office does
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 Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, supported by 1 public body.
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- Supplementary protection certificate waiver: no deal legislation
- Prosperity Fund FCO programme summaries: countries
Transparency and freedom of information releases
- Intellectual Property Office: structure chart
- IPO non-consolidated performance-related pay 2017 to 2018
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General enquiry details
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
United Kingdom
Telephone:
0300 300 2000
Outside the UK:
+44 (0)1633 814000
Fax:
+44 (0)1633 817777
Textphone:
0300 0200 015
Telephone lines open: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, excluding bank holidays.
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Intellectual Property Office
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
Telephone
0300 300 2000
FOI contact details are for FOI queries only. For general enquiries please use: information@ipo.gov.uk
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