A Selection of Useful Resources:
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA), the professional and examining body for patent attorneys in the UK:
www.cipa.org.uk
Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA), the UK professional and examining body for trade mark attorneys in the UK:
www.itma.org.uk
IPReg, the regulating authority for London IP and other patent and trademark attorneys:
www.ipreg.org.uk
British Library Business & IP Centre (BIPC):
www.bl.uk/bipc
European Patent Office (EPO), the patent granting authority for Europe:
www.epo.org
UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), the official government body responsible for granting IP rights in the United Kingdom:
www.ipo.gov.uk
United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), the official government body responsible for granting IP rights in the US:
www.uspto.gov
The Office of Harmonization for the Internal Market (OHIM), registrar of Community Trade Marks in the European Union:
www.oami.europa.eu
World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), the organisation responsible for the promotion of the protection of IP throughout the world:
www.wipo.int
