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The new service can help search for the goods and services needed when applying to register a UK trade mark.
Intellectual property after 1 January 2021
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Key information for customers and users of IP about how the IP system and the Intellectual Property Office will operate after the end of the transition period.
London office closed
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Customer filing services suspended until further notice.
Watch a series of on demand videos to help understand new rules and actions to take.
From today you will see some improvements to the online trade mark application form.
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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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Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
United Kingdom
Telephone:
0300 300 2000
Outside the UK:
+44 (0)1633 814000
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
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