Useful Links

These links provide further information on intellectual property and related topics. Note: clicking on a link will open the selected site in a new window. To return to this page, simply close the new window.

http://www.patent.gov.uk/ The UK Patent Office
http://www.uspto.gov/ The US Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.companieshouse.gov.uk/ Companies House
http://oami.europa.eu/ The Office For Harmonisation in the Internal Market - (OHIM) European Trade Marks and Designs
http://www.european-patent-office.org/index.en.php The European Patent Office
http://www.wipo.int/portal/index.html.en The World Intellectual Property Organisation
http://www.intellectual-property.gov.uk/The UK Government's Intellectual Property site
http://www.itma.org.uk/intro/index.htm The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys - ITMA
http://www.cipa.org.uk/pages/home The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys - CIPA
http://www.espacenet.com/ A free patent searching site
http://www.nesta.org/ A site for an organisation that provides lottery funded grants
http://www.scci.org.uk/content/index.html Sheffield Chamber of Commerce

This website is intended to provide general information about intellectual property laws and is in no way a substitute for specific legal or technical advice that may apply to your particular circumstances or those of your business.