Intellectual Property Office (United Kingdom)

Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO)
Executive agency overview
Formed1 October 1852 (1 October 1852)
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Employees1,673 (FY2024/25)
Annual budget£165.5 million (FY2024/25)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Executive agency executive
  • Adam Williams, Chief Executive
Parent departmentDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology
Websitegov.uk/intellectual-property

The Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom (often referred to as the UK IPO) is, since 2 April 2007, the operating name of The Patent Office. It is the official government body responsible for intellectual property rights in the UK and is an executive agency of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).

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