When I was asked to pen a few words reflecting on 2021 for the Annual Report, I had a difficult job remembering when the year started and what we had achieved. I am sure it must be the same for many of us, this sense of the pandemic blurring space and time. 2021 was a year full of challenges, not just those brought about by COVID-19 but also potentially serious challenges to the IP world as we know it, as the UK goes about finding its way in the world now it is no longer in the European Union.