IPReg Board

The Board of IPReg consists of 10 people. A Chairman and three Lay Members appointed by open competition, along with three Patent Attorneys and three Trade Mark Attorneys selected by CIPA and ITMA respectively. None of the professional members are members of either Institute's Council.

IPReg has three Committees of the Board, each made up of one Lay Member (who chairs the committee) and two Professional Members.

Internal/External Governance Committee

The Governance Committee has two distinct functions; first to ensure that the Board discharges its obligations as regulator in accordance with the requirements of the Legal Service Board and the Legal Services Act 2007 and second to oversee the professional discharge of the administrative operations which support the work of the Board.

Daniel Keenan

Bruce Alexander

Ian Buchan

Education & Qualifications Committee

The Education and Qualifications Committee is concerned with the regulatory aspects of:

examination and qualification for registration as a patent and/or trade mark attorney, including education and training for entrants to the patent and trade mark professions
continuing professional development (CPD) for registered patent and trade mark attorneys

The primary aim of the Committee is to ensure that registered attorneys achieve and maintain an appropriately high educational standard relevant to their practice as IP professionals in order to best serve the interests of the consumer. In discharging this role the Committee will seek to promote educational best practice amongst providers and continuing access to the professions by people from a broad range of backgrounds.

Steve Smith

Penny Nicholls
Rosalind Burford

Conduct & Disciplinary Committee

The Conduct & Disciplinary Committee is responsible for setting and amending the Code of Practice and the Disciplinary Rules. It will also oversee the conduct of complaints.

Phil Harris

Philip Portwood

Nicholas Fox

The members of the IPReg Board are as follows:

Chairman	Lay Members	Professional Members
Michael Heap	Rosalind Burford Daniel Keenan Philip Portwood	Bruce Alexander Ian Buchan Nicholas Fox Philip Harris Penny Nicholls Steve Smith