• Certainty for businesses and choice for consumers as UK maintains IP rights regime

    Press release Certainty for businesses and choice for consumers as UK maintains IP rights regime Government confirms UK+ exhaustion of rights regime. The main developments are that: no legislative changes means businesses can continue operating under the existing exhaustion of intellectual property rights regime without any new requirements the UK+... Continue reading

     
  • Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7095

    Notice Patent Journal special notices: 7095 Publication date 14 May 2025. Get emails about this page Documents Patent Journal special notices: 7095, 14 May 2025 RTF, 117 KB Details These are notices which appear for a limited number of weeks. They include Intellectual Property policy announcements and recent additions to... Continue reading

     
  • Guidance: Recognising and reporting scam e-mails

    Guidance Recognising and reporting scam e-mails Here’s some information and guidance on what to do if you receive a scam e-mail Get emails about this page Documents Fraudulent email example ODT, 8.78 KB This file is in an OpenDocument format Details Fraudulent emails We have received reports from businesses about... Continue reading

     
  • Intellectual Property Office: service availability and issues

    Guidance Intellectual Property Office: service availability and issues Check the availability and any issues affecting our services. Get emails about this page Contents Planned downtime Service status Notify us Print this page Planned downtime All our online services will be unavailable between: 6:30am to 10pm on Saturday 10 May 2025... Continue reading

     
  • Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7093

    Notice Patent Journal special notices: 7093 Publication date 30 April 2025. Get emails about this page Documents Patent Journal special notices: 7093, 30 April 2025 RTF, 117 KB Details These are notices which appear for a limited number of weeks. They include Intellectual Property policy announcements and recent additions to... Continue reading

     
  • Government publishes second transformation consultation response

    Press release Government publishes second transformation consultation response Changes will bring greater consistency and simplicity for trade mark and design customers. The IPO’s digital transformation has reached another key milestone with the government response to its second transformation consultation being published today. This consultation ran between August and October 2023.... Continue reading

     
  • IPO Transformation programme: second consultation

    Consultation outcome IPO Transformation programme: second consultation Get emails about this page This consultation has concluded Read the full outcome Government response to IPO Transformation programme: second consultation HTML Detail of outcome The IPO is transforming its services which includes building a single, integrated digital service for all registered IP rights (patents,... Continue reading

     
  • Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group relaunches to combat counterfeit crime

    Press release Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group relaunches to combat counterfeit crime The Scottish Anti-Illicit Trade Group (SAITG) has relaunched this month, with the aim of combating counterfeiting and intellectual property crime in Scotland. Supported by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), the group brings together law enforcement, government and businesses... Continue reading

     
  • Transparency data: IPO payments: 2025

    Transparency data IPO payments: 2025 The Intellectual Property Office publishes the data on all payments regardless of size on a monthly basis. Get emails about this page Documents February 2025 CSV, 106 KB View online January 2025 CSV, 193 KB View online Details The information is based on payment date... Continue reading

     
  • Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 7086

    Notice Patent Journal special notices: 7086 Publication date 12 March 2025. Get emails about this page Documents Patent Journal special notices: 7086, 12 March 2025 RTF, 117 KB Details These are notices which appear for a limited number of weeks. They include Intellectual Property policy announcements and recent additions to... Continue reading