The Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg) has been set up by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) and the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) to undertake the regulation of the Patent Attorney and Trade Mark Attorney professions.

CPD Guidance

We have now revised the Guidance Notes dealing with compliance with the CPD Regulations. This takes account of concerns raised during our road-shows and in response to our consultations about how and which activities will and will not normally qualify. We have decided that in-house educational meetings which satisfy certain general criteria set out in the appendix to the Guidance Notes will automatically be considered as suitable for CPD purposes without any pre-approval.

Ann Wright appointed Chief Executive of IP Regulator

Ann Wright, a solicitor from Blackheath in South East London, has been named chief executive of The Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg), the recently-formed regulator for the intellectual property professions (patent and trade mark attorneys).

Press release

Practice Fee Regulation

The practice fee regulations are now available on the Information for Professionals page of the IPReg website, along with a recently updated set of Q&As.

Pre-Entity Registration

If you would like to pre-register your entity, please click here for information and here for the application.

What to Expect from a Patent
or Trade Mark Attorney

Patent Attorneys and Trade Mark Attorneys specialise in the area of intellectual property ...

What to Do When Things
Go Wrong

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Suggestions & Ideas

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Code of Conduct

Patent Attorneys and Trade Mark Attorneys who have qualified to the standards set by CIPA and the ITMA ...

Consultations

From time to time IPReg consult on the issues for which it is
responsible ....

Information for Professionals