Intellectual Property Rights Office for the United Kingdom
Your country is set to the United Kingdom.
For the purposes of copyright you should select the country in which your work was created. If your work was not created in the United Kingdom, please click here to select the country in which it was created.
On this page
This page provides information about the administration of intellectual property in the United Kingdom. Intellectual property covers copyright and industrial property, including patents, designs, and trademarks.
Copyright
Copyright can be claimed over any original creative work which is recorded in some way – be that through it being written down, recorded on an audio or audio-visual device, saved to a computer, or any other means.
The rules governing copyright are determined by a variety of international treaties, the most important of which is the Berne Convention.
Berne Convention Status of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is part of the Berne Convention. Work created in the United Kingdom is eligible for registration through the Intellectual Property Rights Office's Copyright Registration Service.
| Signature: | September 9, 1886 |
| Instrument: | Ratification: September 5, 1887 |
| In Force: | December 5, 1887 |
Online Copyright Registration Options in the United Kingdom
| International Protection: (Effective in the United Kingdom and all other Berne Convention countries) |
https://copyrightregistrationservice.uk |
| Cost of International Registration: | GBP £50 |
| Domestic Registration: (For the United Kingdom only) |
No domestic registration offered. Please use the international registration option. |
Copyright Offices for the United Kingdom
The details of the official government office(s) responsible for copyright in the United Kingdom are as follows:
| Name: | Intellectual Property Office |
| Address: | Concept House
Cardiff Road Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ |
| Tel: | 030 0300 2000
(44) 1633 814000 |
| Online: | http://www.ipo.gov.uk |
Industrial Property
"Industrial property" includes a range of different forms of intellectual property, including patents for inventions; industrial designs; trademarks; and more. It covers all forms of intellectual property besides copyright.
Industrial Property Offices for the United Kingdom
The details of the official government office(s) responsible for industrial property in the United Kingdom are as follows:
| Name: | Intellectual Property Office |
| Address: | Concept House
Cardiff Road Newport South Wales NP10 8QQ |
| Tel: | 030 0300 2000
(44) 1633 814000 |
| Email: | information@ipo.gov.uk |
| Online: | http://www.ipo.gov.uk |