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These statistics include monthly data for designs, patents, trade marks.
A large scale consumer survey looking at buying counterfeit goods.
These statistics include annual data for designs, patents, trade marks and hearings for 2019, based on administrative data
An analysis of the IP activity of UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) over the past 20 years.
A Regulators’ Pioneer Fund research study to understand the feasibility, technical complexities and effectiveness of AI-assisted patent prior art searching.
Ninth tracking study into the extent of online copyright infringement, digital behaviours and attitudes among people aged 12+ in the UK.
Our facts and figures for 2017 and 2018, providing you with annual administrative data for designs, patents, trade marks and hearings.
This report provides experimental statistics of recent trends in female inventorship across the world and in the UK.
Issues facing the music industry in improving data management.
Looking through a patent lens, this report provides an overview of the trends in the AI sector worldwide with a focus on patenting by the UK AI sector.
The feasibility study looks at whether it is possible to estimate the scale of parallel trade in the UK.
The trade mark guide: A handbook for analysing and interpreting trade mark data.
The IPO requires detailed information on UK patent and non-patent cases. This will fulfill the UK’s obligations under the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA)
Attitudes and behaviour of design rights owners towards infringement. Develop methodology for future use with the baseline evidence received.
The research builds on previous IPO research on 3D printing. This is in response to calls from industry to monitor developments around this disruptive technology.
To help improve the intellectual property system. Influence policies that impact the innovation activity of businesses in the UK.
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