TM filings up by 6.4% at UK IPO

Latest office report outlines its commitment to reducing patent backlog and increasing office inclusion and diversity; UK IPO aiming to be ‘the best IP office’

Ben Wodecki

Despite issues brought on by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has revealed that 2019/20 saw the filing of 106,916 trademark applications, marking the office’s highest ever number.