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A new pathway supporting innovative approaches to the safe, timely and efficient development of medicines to improve patient access.
Guidance on the pre-application stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
Guidance on the examination stage for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects.
We handle cases relating to intellectual property disputes about: patents registered designs plant varieties If the amount sought (damages) is under £500,000 then the case can also be heard by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court . If the amount sought...
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors on the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 and Regulations 2023.
What you need to do to export live animals from the UK.
A collection of the IPO's people survey results.
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 Science, Innovation and Technology , supported...
We are a specialist list set up to deal with: claims and appeals concerning patents (including supplementary protection certificates), registered designs, copyright issues, trade marks, semiconductor topography rights and plant varieties; claims and appeals concerning the and other intellectual property...
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the Philippines.
The Intellectual Property Office offers different methods of accelerating the processing of your patent application.
Protecting your trade marks, patents, designs and copyright abroad.
Dstl ensures the UK can develop and exploit new sensor technologies for our defence and security, to find and assess potential threats and give information to decision-makers.
Financial support for traders and farmers from intervention and Private Storage Aid schemes
Information about the UK’s points-based immigration system for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Kuwait.
If you're preparing land for homes, we can loan you up to £250 million to cover infrastructure and enabling costs.
Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.
The Lambert toolkit is for universities and companies that wish to undertake collaborative research projects with each other.
How to take part in user research at the UK IPO – signing up, who we want to meet with, why we research and your data rights.
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