UK IPO Fee Changes 2026 – What You Need To Know The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has announced that its official fees (fees paid to the UK IPO by applicants) will increase from 1 April 2026, subject to parliamentary approval. This is the first major adjustment to the UK IPO’s fees for several years and will affect fees for patents, trade marks, registered designs and unregistered designs. Overview Of The UK IPO Fee Changes 2026 According to the UK IPO, the average fee increase will be 25%, though the specific increase depends on the intellectual property (IP) right involved and the

Showcasing More Surrey IP Russell IP is based in Surrey, part of South East England. Although Russell IP works with companies all over the world, we have numerous local clients whose innovations we help protect. The area is home to many businesses, designers, entrepreneurs and others who develop technologies in lots of different technical fields. This blog post looks at some Surrey- and Hampshire-based companies and their patent portfolios. The picture above was taken by Russell IP Founder and Director Iain Russell in the village of Albury. Xcience Xcience is a clean-tech engineering consultancy, with a particular focus on energy-storage