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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has been a member of WIPO since 1970 and is a signatory to over 22 WIPO treaties.
The national IP office of the United Kingdom is the Intellectual Property Office. The office is located in Newport, South Wales.
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Intellectual property landscape: United Kingdom
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- WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties
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- Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications
Global Innovation Index ranking
United Kingdom ranks 6th among the 140 economies featured in the GII 2025.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.
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