Intellectual Property Office

At the end of every month we publish a newsletter covering recent intellectual property (IP) developments in China.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

IPO publishes details of all spending over £500 using a government procurement card on a monthly basis.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

The statistics in this report provide factual information relating to applications and registrations of intellectual property registered rights during 2025.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

The Intellectual Property Office publishes the data on all payments regardless of size on a monthly basis.

Details of all scheduled trade mark (unless otherwise specified) procedural hearings, main hearings and appeals to the appointed person.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Publication date 29 July 2026.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

The IPO customer service standards tell you the level of service you can expect and how we are performing against these targets.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

A list of unpaid costs following inter parte hearings about intellectual property.

List of trade mark forms and fees.

What to do where a TPM prevents you from benefiting from a copyright exception.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

The UK Patent Library Network provide users with local access to patent, trade mark, designs and copyright information.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Publication date 22 July 2026.

Understand how intellectual property crime and infringement occurs and impacts on businesses.

Publication date 15 July 2026.

Details of all patent hearings that are scheduled.

Information on changes to IPO practice on Search and Examination of UK patent applications.

The IPO has developed tools, guidance and teaching resources for primary, secondary, further and higher education, researchers and university management.

Information on expenditure and performance of the Intellectual Property Office, 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.

This annual report details how the work of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has supported innovation and economic growth during 2025 to 2026.

Publication date 8 July 2026.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Publication date 1 July 2026.

The Manual of Patent Practice explains the Intellectual Property Office's practice under the Patents Act 1977.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 24 June 2026.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

The structure and roles of senior management at the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Publication date 17 June 2026.

Publication date 10 June 2026.

A resource collection to help research institutions and businesses to identify, protect, manage and use their intellectual property and wider knowledge assets.

Publication date 3 June 2026.

Privacy notices regarding personal data processed by the IPO for the administration of IP rights, or data processed under a contract or consent

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 27 May 2026.

Understand how to identify counterfeit products sold on resale platforms and steps to report listings.

Find Intellectual Property business advisers in your region and get help choosing an adviser.

Publication date 20 May 2026.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Publication date 13 May 2026.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

This plan outlines our main activities and focus in the third of our strategy, Intellectual Property (IP) for a creative and innovative UK 2024 to 2027.

Publication date 6 May 2026.

Introducing the online completion and delivery of official forms through GOV.UK.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 29 April 2026.

Understand how Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Temu and Tiktok help rights holders protect their intellectual property.

Publication date 22 April 2026.

This provides information on the examination of applications which consist of graphic symbols/icons, graphical web user interfaces and animated designs.

Publication date 15 April 2026.

A report summarising evidence and insights on music streaming metadata.

New signs are published online by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This occurs every six months at the end of March and September.

Publication date 8 April 2026.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

An overview of our digital transformation.

Publication date 1 April 2026.

Directions under section 124A of the Patents Act 1977 for the form and manner in which documents can be delivered using the One IPO Digital Services.

Detailed information about the new service.

Check what you need to do to protect your intellectual property.

In order to better understand the process of applying for a trade mark, we recommend you view the trade mark timeline.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Changes to the patents forms to align with the One IPO digital service.

We have a number of options for you to submit your documents.

Basic introduction for private applicants on filing international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

Rectification is the legal procedure which allows anyone to apply to correct an error or omission to the recorded details of a registered trade mark.

Revocation is the legal procedure that allows anyone to try and remove a trade mark from the UK register.

Invalidation is the legal procedure which allows anyone to try and remove a trade mark from our register as if it had never been registered.

The fast track opposition process is intended to benefit business by improving access to opposition proceedings.

Directions under section 124A of the Patents Act 1977 to direct the form and manner in with patent applications can be submitted electronically.

Guidance on the patent opinions service, including guidance for users of the service and our procedures for handling opinions

List of design forms and fees.

List of online and paper patent forms and fees

Invalidation or cancellation, is the legal process which allows anyone to try and remove a design from our register

Changes to the fee-bearing trade marks forms to show the fees payable from 1 April 2026

Opposition is the legal procedure that allows you to try to stop a published trade mark going on to become registered.

Use these fact sheets to assist you with your patent application.

In order to better understand the process of applying for a design, we recommend you view the design timeline.

Apply for a patent, search and examination. Add inventors to your patent.

This guidance outlines the important changes to the Trade Mark Act and how they will affect rights holders.

Develop your knowledge and skills in IP at the one day training course.

Information on changes to IPO practice involving Supplementary Protection Certificates.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 25 March 2026.

This consultation seeks views on how the government can ensure the UK’s legal framework for AI and copyright supports the UK creative industries and AI sector together.

Publication date 18 March 2026.

A report and impact assessment on the use of copyright works in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

Guidance for business: setting out how the new patents, trade marks and designs fees will apply

Publication date 11 March 2026.

This report looks at how design protection in the UK is being used and makes suggestions for potential reform.

Analysis of female representation among inventors listed on UK published patent applications from 1997 to 2024.

Publication date 4 March 2026.

The Intellectual Property Office publishes the data on all payments regardless of size on a monthly basis.

Learn how to make the most of your intellectual property, including licensing, selling and expanding overseas.

IPO publishes details of all spending over £500 using a government procurement card on a monthly basis.

This report presents the results from the civil service people survey 2025.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 25 February 2026.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.

Publication date 18 February 2026.

Publication date 11 February 2026.

Publication date 4 February 2026.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 28 January 2026.

If you are unable to reach agreement with a patent examiner over your patent application you can request an ex parte hearing.

Accessible facilities for customers and visitors to the Intellectual Property Offices.

Publication date 21 January 2026.

In line with government guidelines we are required to pay 90% of all our undisputed supplier invoices within 5 days of receipt.

A varying direction which removes expired email addresses from existing patents directions.

Publication date 14 January 2026.

Develop your knowledge and skills in IP such as trade marks, copyright, designs and patents with our IP masterclass training course.

When we search for earlier trade marks we only look in classes containing the same or similar goods or services to your application.

Publication date 7 January 2026.

Publication date 31 December 2025.

Publication date 24 December 2025.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 17 December 2025.

This report outlines the work we have been doing to help make the IPO a truly inclusive employer.

A progress report on the use of copyright works in the development of AI systems, under Section 137 of the Data (Use and Access) Act.

Terms of reference for the technical working group on copyright and artificial intelligence (AI).

A report on the IPO's gender pay gap data as of 31 March 2025.

Publication date 10 December 2025.

Publication date 3 December 2025.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 26 November 2025.

Publication date 19 November 2025.

This report by UK IPO, HMRC and Border Force reviews IP rights enforcement at the UK border from January 2021 to December 2023.

Publication date 12 November 2025.

Publication date 5 November 2025.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

The 2024/25 annual review of the IPO’s work monitoring collective management organisations and other licensing bodies.

Publication date 29 October 2025.

Publication date 22 October 2025.

Publication date 15 October 2025.

A list of all business critical models held within the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), as of May 2025.

Publication date 8 October 2025.

Publication date 1 October 2025.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

These statistics present the information on application and registration counts for patents, trade marks, and designs from January 1995 to July 2025.

Publication date 24 September 2025.

This plan outlines our main activities and focus in the second year of our strategy, Intellectual Property (IP) for a creative and innovative UK 2024 to 2027.

Publication date 17 September 2025.

Update on 2020 regime review with a special focus on IP enforcement

Publication date 10 September 2025.

This consultation seeks views from designers on how to improve the UK designs system and ensure that it best supports UK businesses.

Publication date 3 September 2025

Publication date 27 August 2025.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 20 August 2025.

Publication date 13 August 2025.

Publication date 6 August 2025

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 30 July 2025

Publication date 23 July 2025

Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 16 June 2025.

The Patents Journal special notices are published every Wednesday at 4:30am.

This consultation seeks views on measures to improve the functioning of the standard essential patent (SEPs) licensing ecosystem.

This annual report details how the work of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has supported innovation and economic growth during 2024 to 2025.

Information on expenditure and performance of the Intellectual Property Office, 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.

Publication date 9 July 2025.

Publication date 2 July 2025.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

The statistics in this report provides factual information relating to applications and registrations of intellectual property registered rights during 2024.

Practice Amendment Notice (PAN) following the Supreme Court’s judgment in SkyKick UK Ltd and another v Sky Ltd and others.

Publication date 25 June 2025.

Thirteenth edition of the IPO tracking study into the extent of online copyright infringement, digital behaviours and attitudes among people aged 12+ in the UK

Publication date 18 June 2025.

The fourth wave of a large scale consumer study into the purchasing of counterfeit goods among people aged 18+ in the UK.

Publication date 11 June 2025.

Publication date 4 June 2025.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 28 May 2025.

Publication date 21 May 2025.

We are seeking views on the UK’s future regime for the exhaustion of intellectual property rights which will underpin the UK’s system of parallel trade.

Publication date 14 May 2025.

Publication date 7 May 2025.

Publication date 30 April 2025.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 23 April 2025.

Publication date 16 April 2025.

We are seeking views on a package of changes to improve services in support of the Intellectual Property Office’s (IPO) digital Transformation programme.

Publication date 9 April 2025.

Changes to trade marks, and designs forms to improve clarity and facilitate processing.

Publication date 2 April 2025.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 26 March 2025.

Publication date 19 March 2025.

Publication date 12 March 2025.

The Intellectual Property Office publishes the data on all payments regardless of size on a monthly basis.

Publication date 5 March 2025.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 26 February 2025.

How SPC law is affected by new legislation which came into force on 1 January 2025, the actions SPC holders and applicants need to take, and the issues they need to be aware of.

Publication date 19 February 2025.

Publication date 12 February 2025.

Publication date 5 February 2025.

This report presents the results from the Civil service people survey 2024.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

This report presents the results from the Civil service people survey 2023.

Publication date 29 January 2025.

Publication date 22 January 2025.

Publication date 15 January 2025.

Information on expenditure and performance of the Intellectual Property Office, 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.

This annual report details how the work of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has supported innovation and economic growth during 2023-2024.

Publication date 8 January 2025.

Publication date 1 January 2025.

Publication date 25 December 2024.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

The Intellectual Property Office publishes the data on all payments regardless of size on a monthly basis.

Publication date 18 December 2024.

A report on the IPO's gender pay gap data as of 31 March 2024.

This report outlines the work we have been doing to help make the IPO a truly inclusive employer.

Publication date 11 December 2024.

Publication date 4 December 2024.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 27 November 2024.

Information on expenditure and performance of the Intellectual Property Office, 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

Publication date 20 November 2024.

Publication date 13 November 2024.

Publication date 6 November 2024.

The government is seeking views on changes to how foreign nationals qualify for broadcasting and performance rights in UK copyright law

An unofficial consolidated version of the patents related sections of parts 5 and 6 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 30 October 2024.

The Patents Rules 2007 set out the detailed procedures under the Patents Act 1977, and came into force on 17 December 2007.

Publication date 23 October 2024.

Publication date 16 October 2024.

The Patents Act 1977 is the main law governing the patents system in the UK.

Publication date 9 October 2024.

Publication date 2 October 2024.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 25 September 2024.

The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK

Publication date 18 September 2024.

Publication date 11 September 2024.

The Trade Marks Act 1994 make up part of the trade mark legislation in the UK.

Publication date 4 September 2024.

The Trade Marks Rules 2008 set out the detailed procedures under the Trade Marks Act 1994, and came into force on 1 October 2008.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 28 August 2024.

Publication date 21 August 2024.

Publication date 14 August 2024.

Publication date 7 August 2024.

This provides information on the examination of applications which consists of multiple components.

Publication date 31 July 2024.

A summary of responses to the IP and Business Growth Survey (November 2023 to February 2024).

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Information on changes to IPO practice on examination of inventions involving Artificial Neural Networks.

Publication date 24 July 2024.

Publication date 17 July 2024.

Restricting specifications of applications and registrations subject to Tribunal proceedings

Publication date 10 July 2024.

Publication date 3 July 2024.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 26 June 2024.

Publication date 19 June 2024.

The statistics in this report provides factual information relating to applications and registrations of intellectual property registered rights during 2023.

Publication date 12 June 2024.

Publication date 5 June 2024.

These statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 29 May 2024.

Publication date 22 May 2024.

Publication date 15 May 2024.

Publication date 8 May 2024.

The plan outlines our key activities in the first year of delivering our strategy and working towards our mission.

Setting out how to deliver our mission to grow the UK economy by providing an IP system that encourages investment in creativity and innovation.

Publication date 1 May 2024.

Publication date 24 April 2024.

This report is part of an ongoing series. It discusses the findings of the IPO’s Small and Medium-sized Enterprises IP Awareness Survey 2023.

Publication date 17 April 2024.

A review of methods used by IP offices and other organisations to forecast applications for IP rights, including patents, trade marks and designs.

Publication date 10 April 2024.

Publication date 3 April 2024.

Publication date 27 March 2024

Publication date 20 March 2024

Publication date 13 March 2024.

A landscape report detailing the patent and trade mark landscape of the Metaverse.

A review of different sources to inform the IP issues and challenges that relate to the development of the Metaverse.

Publication date 6 March 2024.

Initial review into the UK news on IP rights and the impact of media attention on public perception of IP and rightsholders decisions in their rights management

Publication date 28 February 2024.

A landscape analysis of IP trends relating to green technology. This looks at both patenting trends and trade mark trends.

Research into the effect of complicit social media influencers on the consumption of counterfeit goods in the UK.

Publication date 21 February 2024.

The potential economic impact of ER on performers and the music market in the UK.

Publication date 14 February 2024.

The government is implementing the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. We are seeking your views on the possible options for implementation.

Publication date 7 February 2024.

Publication date 31 January 2024.

Publication date 24 January 2024.

Publication date 17 January 2024.

Publication date 10 January 2024.

Publication date 3 January 2024.

This report outlines the work we have been doing to help make IPO a truly inclusive employer.

This annual report details how the work of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has supported innovation and economic growth during 2022-23 .

We are seeking views on how the IP legal framework can better support the One IPO Transformation programme.

This document sets out what you can expect over the next 12 months as we count down to the launch of our new digital patents service.

Changes to patents, trade marks, and designs forms to ensure GDPR compliance and enable more efficient processing.

As we work towards making the UK the most innovative economy in the world, this document sets out the IPO’s priority activities for 2023-24

Information on changes to IPO practice involving divisional applications.

Practice Amendment Notice (PAN) in respect of retailing or bringing together of services

Practice Amendment Notice (PAN) in respect of retailing or bringing together of services

Memorandum of understanding between the Competition and Markets Authority and the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).

Directions under rule 78 of the Trade Marks Rules 2008.

A change in practice in the registrar’s service of documents in trade mark and registered design inter partes proceedings.

A change in practice to costs in patents, trade mark and designs.

This provides information on applications forms, time periods for response and the process for deferring publication of a design.

The date of grant and date of publication will be available online for all UK national registered designs.

Information on expenditure and performance of the Intellectual Property Office, 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Patents, designs and trade marks forms changes.

This plan outlines our main activities and targets as we help make the UK as an the most innovative and creative country in the world.

This document summarises patent harmonisation proposals from three user groups (AIPPI, FICPI & IT3). We are seeking your views to support ongoing international discussions.

Information about IPO’s transformation plans over the next 5 years.

Directions under section 39(1) of the Registered Designs Act 1949.

We provide advice to Ministers, who decide whether the UK should submit observations and intervene in Court of Justice (CJ) cases concerning IP.

A change to practice in proceedings before the Registrar’s Tribunal.

Directions to direct the form and manner in which patent, trade mark and designs forms and documents can be submitted by e-mail.

Patents, designs and trade marks forms changes resulting from changes to the GovPay payment system.

Information on targets for the re-examination of patent applications.

The government is implementing the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. We are seeking your views on how we should do this.

Directions to direct the form and manner in with patent, trade mark and designs renewal applications can be submitted electronically.

Patents, designs and trade marks forms changes resulting from The Patents, Trade Marks and Registered Designs (Fees) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Rules 2020.

An unofficial consolidated version of the Design right (unregistered) sections of part 3 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

The principal legislation on copyright can be found in the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

Changes to patents, designs and trade marks forms resulting from the introduction of new Address for Service requirements and the end of the Transition Period.

A change to practice in proceedings before the Registrar’s Tribunal.

Changes to patents, designs and trade marks forms resulting from the introduction of the ‘forms@ipo.gov.uk’ email address on 9 November 2020.

Changes to patents, designs and trade marks forms resulting from the addition of a payment page on 1 October 2020.

Changes to Forms DF9A, DF29, TM9, TM9R, TM11 and TM13 to reflect fee changes coming into force on 30 July 2020.

The forms set out in the Schedule to these directions are the forms the use of which is required by the Patents Rules 2007 (SI 2007/3291)

A change to practice in proceedings before the Registrar’s Tribunal.