Research at IPO
We carry out and commission research relating to intellectual property, patent applications, trade marks and copyright.
Our research programme aims to help us develop policy that’s informed by evidence, and to help us understand the needs of service users.
Research and statistics
A full list of all the IPO’s published research are available.
Intellectual Property Office Analysis priorities 2023-24
Since 2010 the Economics, Research and Evidence (ERE) team at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published over 100 research reports. Involving leading experts from the UK and around the world. This dedicated team of economists, researchers and analysts are working to:
- build data on the role of Intellectual Property (IP) in the UK economy
- link IP data to business data to better understand incentives and impacts
- tackle the gaps in empirical evidence and evaluate the impact of the key policy priorities for the IPO
Evaluation
We are committed to evaluating our policies to demonstrate impact. Our outlines the principles we apply when deciding how to plan for and carry out our evaluation projects.
Enforcement and infringement research and reports
A collection of research publications and reports relating to the enforcement and infringement of intellectual property rights.
Facts and figures: patents, trade marks, designs and hearings: 2023
The statistics in this report provides factual information relating to applications and registrations of intellectual property registered rights during 2023.
Contact the research team
For more information on the IPO’s research email research@ipo.gov.uk.
To tender for IPO research, please contact our team on procurement@ipo.gov.uk.