Lorna Dukes (Interim)
Biography
Lorna was appointed Interim Director of Business and International Policy in November 2024. She became Interim Director of Enforcement, Business and International in February 2025 when the enforcement team became part of the Directorate.
Previously, as Deputy Director of UK Ecosystems, Lorna was responsible for policies to support business and regional growth and develop IP knowledge and skills to support innovation, research and enterprise.
Lorna started at the IPO in late 2018 as Head of Innovation Policy and went on to take up roles in IP education and business support policy. Lorna joined the Civil Service following a career in the education and legal sectors and has worked in policy and operational roles in the Ministry of Defence, Education and Skills Funding Agency and Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy.
Lorna has a degree in History from the University of Warwick and postgraduate qualifications in Library and Information Studies and Education.
Previous roles in government
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Director of Enforcement, Business and International Directorate