Links to Intellectual Property Organisations and Resources

You may find these resorces useful when considering your intellectual property strategy and planning.

IP OFFICES
UK Intellectual Property Office
European Patent Office (EPO)
US Patent and Trademark Office
Office of Harmonisation in the Internal Market
World Intellectual Property Organisation

BODIES TO WHICH WE BELONG
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys
European Patent Institute
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
The Institution of Engineering and Technology
The Royal Society of Chemistry

FOR INFORMATION
Companies House
British Library (for a source list)
Business Link

FOR SEARCHING
Espacenet – European Patent Office
US Patent and Trademark Office

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