To apply for election to membership, or for upgrade, please send the completed form, with the relevant supporting documents, to:

• The Secretary
  The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
  95 Chancery Lane
  London WC2A 1DT

Please do NOT send any payment with your application. You will be invoiced once your application has been approved.

The rates are:

• Fellow - £385
• Associate - £295
• Student - £169
• BOM - £385
• Foreign Member - £385

When transferring from one class of membership to another the fee due is the difference between the two fees. Also, there is an entrance fee of £12.50 for a transfer from one class to another, or £25 if not already a member.

To apply please download the appropriate application form from below.

• Application Form to become a Fellow, Associate or Student (UK)

  Please download this application form for if you are applying within the UK.

• Application Form (Outside UK)

  Please download this application to become a British Oversea or Foreign Member.