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Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trade marks and copyright.
We operate and maintain a clear and accessible intellectual property system in the UK, which encourages innovation and helps the economy and society to benefit from knowledge and ideas. We help people get the right type of protection for their creation or invention.
We are helping the UK to become the most innovative and creative country in the world by:
We’re responsible for:
Hazel Thorpe - Senior Patent Examiner and Women’s Network Chair has been shortlsied for the Welsh STEM Women of the Year 2020 Network suppo...
Many mentors have listed their areas of expertise on our mentoring site and leadership is one of the categories. We have mentors available at all leve...
BAME is a network that was set up in 2017 to support our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic colleagues in the IPO. Our aim is to ensure that the IPO rem...
IPO offices have disabled toilet facilities on each floor, of which there are at least 2 on each level. We have a disabled toilet with a shower facili...
IPO offer a variety of support networks focused around mental well-being; Staff Counsellors, Peer-to-Peer support group, mental health advocates, and...
The IPO’s CSR strategy confirms our commitment to being responsible and sustainable while taking into account ethical and economic con...
iPride is the IPO’s LGBTQ+ Network group. iPride will stand for all those who have shared experience in the realms of sexual orientation, gender...
iBelieve is the IPO’s Faith and Belief Network. Of all the diversity characteristics, faith and belief tends to be the one we talk about least.&...
The IPO have been offering apprenticeships since 2014. Each year we offer apprenticeships over an 18 month period with different qualifications at the...
Every day 6000 people become carers. It can happen to any of us, sometimes very suddenly. Many carers don’t know how or where to get help. It ca...
The Men’s Network was set up as a way of making sure that access to help such as our counsellor service was being accessed equally by men as it...
In 2018 we reported a mean pay gap of 22%, and median of 29%, in favour of men’s salaries when calculated using Government Equalities Office&rsq...
The iCAN Network has been set up to support and provide a voice for colleagues with disabilities. Its aim is to help colleagues access all the i...
iThink is the IPO’s neurodiversity network for colleagues with autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia etc. We are committed to making the IPO a brilliant p...
Now in its fourth year, the Peer to Peer network is a self-led support group in the office. The group meet on a weekly basis welcoming all staff...
The IPO is committed to providing an environment in which its people are encouraged to learn and develop, so that they can achieve their potential...
As part of making the IPO a brilliant place to work, our strategy commits us to support the physical and mental wellbeing of our people acro...
Lois Marsh - Patent Examiner at IPO Lois Marsh is a Patent Examiner and studied Astrophysics at the University of Cardiff. She joined the office in 2...
Guy Robinson, Deputy Director Innovation, gives his views on how working at the IPO helps him maintain a good work life balance: I’ve been at...
Dominic Houlihan - Director of People, Places and Services at IPO We are very proud to have successfully achieved silver status through FairPl...
Whether it’s a visible characteristic, or a less obvious part of you; we are all different in some way. We each experience the world differently and have stories to tell about it. People’s uniqueness belongs in IPO. We want people to be confident in being themself in work and their differences in identity and thought respected. Not just because it is the right thing to do but because it will help IPO to be a more innovative organisation that is a Brilliant Place to Work.
For this to become a reality for all of our people, we need to create an environment where our people are confident being their whole self at work. A place they feel that they belong; an inclusive, open environment, where diversity is embraced and our differences valued.
Here at the IPO we want our behaviours to reflect a culture built on fairness and opportunity for all. Our principles for interacting with each other reinforce this and ask all our people to be respectful, reasonable, pragmatic, confident and accountable. We continue to articulate our culture, One-IPO, as one that highlights the very best of what we can be. This along with a zero-tolerance approach to bullying and harassment, is helping us to transformation our organisation for the future.
IPO is committed to making this a great place to work, where staff are offered flexibility and development, where everyone’s contribution is recognised and diversity is genuinely valued.
As an employer it is IPO policy to:
IP touches everything that makes modern life more enjoyable, easier, safer, and prosperous. Our work gives researchers, inventors and creators, whether as individuals or businesses the confidence to invest their time, energy and money in doing something new – making life better. At the IPO we want to be the best at what we do because IP matters.
Our values underpin all that we do to continuously improve the way we do things for our customers.
• Delivering for our customers
Delivering IP services for our customers is central to the IPO. To be the best we will build on our strengths in rights granting and related services, and improve our digital services and data.
• Innovating for success
An embedded culture of value for money, accountability and transparency.
Modern, innovative and sustainable systems, processes and ways of working.
• Valuing our people
Well-led and engaged staff with the right skills, who live our values and work together to achieve our goals. We want a culture of One IPO. Being the best IP office for our customers requires the best people, shared values and behaviours, a respect for difference and a common purpose. We want healthy people working in a healthy environment. We will create a safe, inclusive atmosphere and environment for physical and mental wellbeing, whilst reducing our impact on the natural environment.
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