Facts and figures: 2012 and 2013
Facts and figures is the IPO’s annual publication which details office activity by numbers.
IP research
Good evidence is essential to make sure our policies and law are right. The IPO's research team commissions and develops research into important IP issues.
IP markets and the information to make them work
On 8 September 2014 we published a report, about the key principles of IP markets. We would love to hear your views on the findings.
Can you meet the standard?
The government receives a wide range of submissions, from a wide range of organisations and individuals, all with the overriding objective of helping us understand the particular issues facing them...
Upcoming research - what's next?
We are excited to announce the publication of the Intellectual Property Office’s (IPO) new research programme for 2014-2015. As readers of IPO Facto will be aware, our team commissions a...
Trip down memory lane
...European Patent Office and United States Patent and Trademark Office put together. Work of the ERE team Which brings us nicely to this blog and the point of today’s post?...
Innovation finance – a bigger role for IP?
"Have you got a patent?" ask the Dragons in the Den when deciding who to finance. But if a young entrepreneur goes to the bank for funding, they may not...
The tragedy of the commons
Traffic congestion, intellectual property rights (IPRs) and my housemates' tendency to use unfeasible quantities of water and electricity might seem unrelated. But, they are all manifestations of the tragedy of...
Secondment placement at the IPO
Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Zbigniew and I work in the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. In November I was seconded to the Intellectual Property...
3D printing patents – new report
Building (layer by layer!) on our previous post on 3D printing, today (19 November 2013) we are taking a look at some new work by our esteemed Patent Informatics colleagues....
Ofcom’s standards for good evidence workshop
On 13 September 2013 Ofcom hosted the joint Ofcom/Intellectual Property Office (IPO) workshop on standards for good evidence. Hosted by Charlotte Waelde (University of Exeter), the event emphasised the need...
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