tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office HM Government 2025-06-17T12:20:37Z /guidance/intellectual-property-office-service-availability-and-issues#2025-06-17T12:20:37Z 2025-06-17T12:20:37Z

Check the availability of, and any issues affecting, our services.

/government/publications/ipo-counterfeit-goods-research-wave-4#2025-06-17T09:00:07Z 2025-06-17T09:00:07Z

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp fourth wave of a large scale consumer study into the purchasing of counterfeit goods among people aged 18+ in the UK.

/guidance/requests-for-opinions-2025#2025-06-12T08:38:19Z 2025-06-12T08:38:19Z

Information about opinions requests we have received this year.

/government/publications/payment-of-renewal-fee#2025-06-11T14:30:38Z 2025-06-11T14:30:38Z

Use this form to pay the renewal fee (and any additional fee for late payment).

/government/publications/correction-to-the-designs-register-under-section-21-6337993#2025-06-11T14:29:36Z 2025-06-11T14:29:36Z

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.

/government/publications/trade-marks-and-designs-hearing-diaries#2025-06-11T14:13:07Z 2025-06-11T14:13:07Z

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

/set-up-limited-company#2025-06-11T13:25:31Z 2025-06-11T13:25:31Z

How to set up a limited company, appoint directors and shareholders or guarantors, and register for tax.

/government/publications/patent-journal-special-notices-7099#2025-06-11T03:30:06Z 2025-06-11T03:30:06Z

Publication date 11 June 2025.

/government/publications/trade-mark-disputes-unpaid-costs-orders#2025-06-10T10:44:23Z 2025-06-10T10:44:23Z

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

/government/publications/trading-standards-ip-crime-survey-and-successes-2024-to-2025#2025-06-10T09:00:01Z 2025-06-10T09:00:01Z

Highlighting Trading Standards annual IP crime survey results and successful IP cases in the UK.

/government/news/uk-schools-invited-to-apply-for-taskmaster-club-100-initiative#2025-06-10T08:02:05Z 2025-06-10T08:02:05Z

Intellectual Property Office (IPO) partners with Taskmaster Education to offer new skills building opportunity for secondary schools.

/government/publications/patent-journal-special-notices-7098#2025-06-04T03:30:05Z 2025-06-04T03:30:05Z

Publication date 4 June 2025.

/government/publications/intellectual-property-office-privacy-notices#2025-06-03T08:41:35Z 2025-06-03T08:41:35Z

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

/government/publications/recognising-and-reporting-scam-e-mails#2025-05-30T11:41:10Z 2025-05-30T11:41:10Z

Here's some information and guidance on what to do if you receive a scam e-mail

/government/statistics/monthly-statistics-patents-trade-marks-and-designs-april-2025#2025-05-29T08:30:08Z 2025-05-29T08:30:08Z

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýappse statistics include monthly data for patents, trade marks and designs.

/government/publications/patent-journal-special-notices-7097#2025-05-28T03:30:07Z 2025-05-28T03:30:07Z

Publication date 28 May 2025.

/guidance/requests-to-amend-a-patent-after-grant#2025-05-28T03:30:07Z 2025-05-28T03:30:07Z

Applications received to amend the specification of a patent under sections 27 and 75 before the court and the Office.

/government/publications/design-hearing-decision-o044925#2025-05-27T15:01:56Z 2025-05-27T15:01:56Z

Outcome of request to invalidate, hearing held on 22 May 2025.

/government/publications/ip-crime-and-enforcement-for-businesses#2025-05-27T12:23:10Z 2025-05-27T12:23:10Z

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

/government/news/new-patent-search-tool-to-boost-uk-innovation#2025-05-23T11:33:32Z 2025-05-23T11:33:32Z

Today’s launch is part of the UK Intellectual Property Office’s major digital transformation.