SOLD - Stand A9 at Love Business 2017 Booked By The Intellectual Property Office (IPO)

Added by Love Business East Midlands | 4 October 2016

UPDATED: 11 November 2016

What we do

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trade marks and copyright.

We operate and maintain a clear and accessible intellectual property system in the UK, which encourages innovation and helps the economy and society to benefit from knowledge and ideas. We help people get the right type of protection for their creation or invention.

Who we are

The Intellectual Property Office became the operating name of The Patent Office on 2 April 2007. The Patent Office was set up in 1852 to grant patents, although the origins of the patent system date back a further 400 years.

We’re now a team of over 1,000, with offices in Newport and London. The team is made up of specialists in rights-granting, IT, finance and HR.

We have ISO accreditation for the following:

ISO 9001 for our patents pre-granting process and patents search service
ISO 27001 for our IT security
ISO 14001 for our environmental management system
ISO 9001 for its UK trade mark application process - from fee payment up to registration of the trade mark

In addition, we also hold Investor in People and Customer Excellence awards for our training and development of staff and commitment to customer service respectively.

Our responsibilities

We’re responsible for: