Useful Links
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The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA) The professional body for Chartered UK Patent Attorneys. |
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The Institute of Trade Mark Agents (ITMA)
The professional body for Registered UK Trade Mark Attorneys. |
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The Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPREG) The regulatory body for Patent Attorneys and Trade Mark Attorneys in the UK. |
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The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO)
Registration and Administration of Patents, Trade Marks and Designs in the UK. |
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The European Patent Office (EPO)
Administration and Grant of European Patents. |
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The Office of Harmonization for the Internal Market (OHIM)
Registration and Administration of Community Trade Marks and Designs in the European Union. |
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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. |
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The US Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO)
Registration and Administration of Patents, Trade Marks and Designs in the US. |
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The World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Regulates rules of trade between nations. |
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The Licensing Executives Society (LES)
Information on Technology Transfer and Licensing of Intellectual Property. |
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Business Link
Free business advice and support service, available online and through local advisers. |
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Yorkshire Forward
The Regional Development Agency charged with improving the Yorkshire and Humber economy. |
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Leeds Business and Patent Information Services
Search services and information on intellectual property (News blog here). Host monthly Inventors Clubs and Patent Advice Clinics. |
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pd-m International
Product development from scratch or enhancement of existing products, and project management of the process through to manufacture and delivery |











