Useful Links

The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA)
Regulates Chartered UK Patent Attorneys.

The Institute of Trade Mark Agents (ITMA)
Regulates Chartered UK Trade Mark Attorneys.

The UK Intellectual Property Office
Registration and Administration of Patents, Trade Marks and Designs in the UK.

The European Patent Office (EPO)
Administration and Grant of European Patents.

The Office of Harmonization for the Internal Market (OHIM)
Registration and Administration of Community Trade Marks and Designs in the European Union.



The World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO)
Administration of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) for International Patent Applications, the Madrid Agreement/Protocol for International Trade Mark registrations, and the Hague System for International Design registrations.

The US Patent and Trade Mark Office
Registration and Administration of Patents, Trade Marks and Designs in the US.

The World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Regulates rules of trade between nations.

The Licensing Executives Society (LES)
Information on Technology Transfer and Licensing of Intellectual Property.
Leeds Business and Patent Information Services
Search services and information on intellectual property. Monthly Inventors Clubs and Patent Advice Clinics.