Intellectual Property Office
We are the official government body responsible for Intellectual Property (IP) rights in the United Kingdom. These rights include:

Patents
Designs
Trade marks
Copyright

We are an Executive Agency of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) . As part of the BIS, we are responsible for the role of IP rights in supporting innovation.

Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market
OHIM is the European Union agency responsible for registering trade marks and designs that are valid in all 27 countries of the EU.