Intellectual Property Office UK

Intellectual Property Office UK is responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, trade marks, designs, copyright. Gov. agency under DSIT.

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Want to get better at protecting your IP on online marketplaces?

Join this IP Crime Group online session on July 3 to see how working with the TEMU IP team helps brands move beyond notice & takedown to stronger, more proactive brand protection.

Sign up: https://t.co/2HFVEaTlh4

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Over 8000 transactions have been submitted using the digital patent service. Thank you to all the customers who have taken part, including:

• Liza Wilson, Secerna (500th transaction)
• Matt Watson, CMS (2000th transaction)
• Nicola Stripp, Venner Shipley (3000th transaction)

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The Attorney General is recruiting two Standing Counsel positions for the Comptroller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.

Applications close 31 July. Learn more: https://t.co/qx6n4ZKAfW

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June business events our Business Outreach team will be attending:

📍 Bracknell Business Expo – 4 June
📍 Edinburgh IP Workshop – 16 June
📍 Salisbury B2B Expo – 18 June
📍 High Wycombe B2B Expo – 25 June

See the full list of business events: https://t.co/MZT2JseYjH

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In 1929, the Decca Gramophone Company Ltd secured patent GB317170A for improvements to gramophones.

The design featured a pivoting tone arm and a horn‑shaped sound amplifier hidden in the lid, all working together to give records a louder, richer sound.

#PatentSunday

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Unsure where to start with protecting your IP?

Our CPD‑accredited IP Workshop helps businesses and inventors understand what matters, what to protect and what questions to ask early. Join us in Edinburgh on 16 June 2026.

Find out more and sign up: https://t.co/fF2Eqray0r

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Thank you to @CityPolicePIPCU for hosting our CEO Adam Williams at HQ this week, marking the next phase of our partnership.

We’ve confirmed a 3 year funding commitment, with the 2026–27 Service Agreement signed as the first step, continuing our commitment to tackling IP crime.

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The IPO is hiring four roles in our Digital, Data and Technology directorate!

Threat and Vulnerability Manger
Senior Interaction Designer
Senior Business Analyst
Senior Data Engineer

Learn more and apply by searching IPO on Civil Service Jobs: https://t.co/QwmjOyXyM2

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📬 The latest IP Connect is here and for the first time, Minister @KanishkaNarayan writes directly to IP Connect readers

In this edition - London hosted INTA, 150 years of UK trade marks, IP-backed finance and more.

Read more: https://t.co/hw5CSopMa5

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Our latest blog explores how @vinted and the UK Government are strengthening trust online, including tackling counterfeit goods, promoting legitimate second-hand shopping, and supporting confident buying and selling.

Read more: https://t.co/LNtIvcCKB3

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Fakes can appear on second-hand platforms, which is why we’re working with industry to improve protections and help shoppers spot the signs early.
Read more about our partnership with @Vinted to develop new guidance:https://t.co/UD2KrORHfF

#SecondHandNotSecondBest

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Have you voted yet?

A UK researcher is in the running for the @EPOorg #InventorAward 2026.

Sir Adrian Hill is recognised for developing a highly effective malaria vaccine designed for large-scale, low-cost use where it’s needed most.

Read more & vote: https://t.co/lFaXPOs1Bs

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This campaign from our enforcement team highlights the importance of confidence in second-hand shopping.

Supporting consumers to identify genuine items is key to maintaining trust in the growing pre-loved market. Read more: https://t.co/p6ZyD9aaUY

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Second-hand, not second best 👕

Pre-loved fashion means real quality, better value and pieces that last - without the risks that come with buying fakes.

We’re working with resale platforms and retailers to help shoppers stay protected.

Link to guidance: https://t.co/hWr3uAThF7

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Did you know our new digital patent service lets you renew multiple patents and manage changes in one transaction?

Thanks to all customers who helped shape these features, including Andy Simpson at Kilburn & Strode, who filed the most renewals in our private beta.

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Ydych chi wedi dyfeisio'r peth mawr nesaf?  

Efallai y byddwch chi'n gallu ei amddiffyn gyda phatent. Mae patent y DU yn eich helpu i gymryd camau cyfreithiol os bydd rhywun yn defnyddio neu'n gwerthu eich dyfais heb ganiatâd. 

Dysgwch ragor: https://t.co/LSRmM28wsV

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Have you invented the next big thing? You may be able to protect it with a patent.

A UK patent helps you take legal action if someone uses or sells your invention without permission.

Find out more: https://t.co/H6mJ3FVldl

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Our Business Outreach team will be at the following events, talking to attendees about IP and how to protect it:

📍 Bracknell B2B Expo – 4 June
📍 Edinburgh IP Workshop – 16 June
📍 Salisbury B2B Expo – 18 June

See our business events:
https://t.co/MZT2JseYjH

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Planning to build sandcastles this bank holiday? Don’t forget your bucket.

In 1901, Ewing J. Denney & John Jolley patented improvements to toy buckets, adding ornamental design features that helped kids pack sand, turn the bucket upside down & create perfectly shaped sand pies.

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Did you know original knitting patterns are protected by UK copyright law?

The written instructions are protected as literary works, even when they’re mostly letters and numbers.

Read our Copyright Notice on knitting patterns: https://t.co/79Epu1SVaC

#KnittingPatterns

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The Intellectual Property Office is hiring:
Senior Business Analyst | Senior Data Engineer | Commercial Officer

Interested? Head to Civil Service Jobs to find out more and apply: https://t.co/vKJHWpo3P6

#BusinessAnalystJobs #DataEngineer #CommercialOfficerRoles

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'Our website & digital services are the front door to [IP] value & we have a responsibility to make sure that door is open to everyone.' Nic Fearon-Low, IPO’s Deputy Director of Comms.

Proud to be ranked highly in @WTR_Alerts global accessibility survey: https://t.co/dre6wQyfPY