• FOI release: Information relating to charges over IP assets

    Provides information held by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on incomplete data of security interests and mortgages. This information has been released by the IPO under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/information-relating-to-charges-over-ip-assets Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under... Continue reading

     
  • FOI release: Article from Patent Office Examining Staff Magazine

    Provides information held by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on an article on “Committees before Banks” written in 1970 by an IPO staff member. This information has been released by the IPO under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/article-from-patent-office-examining-staff-magazine Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom... Continue reading

     
  • News story: IPO helps the cultural sector understand intellectual property

    The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has published a report on Digital Culture. The report, Culture is Digital, follows a Digital Culture project launched in April 2017 by the Secretary of State for DCMS, Matt Hancock with the #CultureisDigital online consultation. That project focused on three areas:... Continue reading

     
  • Notice: Patent Journal special notices: 6720

    These are notices which appear for a limited number of weeks. They include Intellectual Property policy announcements and recent additions to the British Library. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/patent-journal-special-notices-6720 Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Detailed guide: Requests for opinions: 2018

    Updated: Opinion 07/18 added. Overview The table below shows information about opinion requests we have received in 2017 and what stage each request has reached. For example, you can see whether: you can file observations on a request or whether the period for doing so has expired we have issued... Continue reading

     
  • Guidance: How to file documents with the Intellectual Property Office

    Updated: Afternoon weather update. Thursday, 1 March 2018: Due to adverse weather conditions, all IPO offices are currently closed. If you need further information on our services, please e-mail and an advisor will call you back when we re-open, or visit our website. It has also been decided that Friday,... Continue reading

     
  • Transparency data: IPO gender pay gap

    Last year, government introduced world-leading legislation which made it statutory for organisations (with 250 or more employees) to report annually on their gender pay gap. This report sets out where the IPO fulfils the reporting requirements. It analyses the figures in more detail and explains what we are doing to... Continue reading

     
  • Transparency data: Intellectual Property Office: structure chart

    Updated: Structure chart updated. This organisation chart shows the structure of the senior management team at the IPO and their directorate responsibilities https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/intellectual-property-office-structure-chart Content Reproduced verbatim from the Website of the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) as permitted under their Terms of Use.

     
  • Corporate report: Tim Moss external stakeholder meeting schedule

    Updated: Tim Moss stakeholder meetings November 2017 to January 2018 added. As part of our commitment to transparency, the Chief Executive Officer of the Intellectual Property Office publishes details of his meetings with external stakeholders. This guide lists Chief Executive Officer Tim Moss’s meetings with external stakeholders. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tim-moss-external-stakeholder-meeting-schedule Content Reproduced... Continue reading

     
  • Guidance: Ordering IPO publications

    Updated: Espacenet CD ROMs removed. How to order publications and subscriptions By post to sales at the following address: Intellectual Property Office Concept House Cardiff Road Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ United Kingdom Email: [email protected] (deposit account holders only) Telephone: +44(0)16 3381 3651 (deposit account holders and payment by credit/debit... Continue reading