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Latest
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UK signals green light to Unified Patent Court Agreement
- published
- Press release
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Trade marks: hearings diaries
- updated
- Notice
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Patents: hearing diary
- updated
- Notice
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 Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, supported by 1 public body.
Documents
Our announcements
Our consultations
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Section 73 Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988
- Closed consultation
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Proposed changes to the Patents Rules
- Consultation outcome
Our publications
Our statistics
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Facts and figures: patent, trade mark, design and hearing data: 2015
- Official Statistics
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Intellectual property fast facts 2015
- Official Statistics
Our ministers
Our management
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Sean Dennehey
Acting Chief Executive and Comptroller General, IPO
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Mike Fishwick
Chief Technology Officer, IPO
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Neil Hartley
Finance Director, IPO
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Ros Lynch
Copyright and IP Enforcement Director, IPO
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Louise Smyth
Chief Operating Officer, IPO
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Bob Gilbert
Non-executive board member, IPO
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Gary Austin
Non-executive board member, IPO
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Mandy Haberman
Non-executive board member, IPO
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Dr Andrew Mackintosh
Non-executive board member, IPO
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Iain Maclean
Non-executive board member, IPO
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Nora Nanayakkara
Non-executive board member, IPO
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Tim Suter
Non-executive board member, IPO
Contact IPO
General enquiry details
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
Email enquiries@ipo.gov.uk
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
Customer feedback
Customer Insight Unit
Intellectual Property Office
Concept House
Cardiff Road
Newport
South Wales
NP10 8QQ
Make an FOI request
- Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request
- Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question
- Make a new request by contacting us at:
Corporate information
Jobs and contracts
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