CIPA is the UK’s largest IP organisation and the pre-eminent professional body representing patent attorneys. There are four key benefits to membership:
Status – The title ‘Chartered Patent Attorney’ commands worldwide respect and trust. CIPA protects and promotes this reputation on behalf of its members, while maintaining high standards throughout the UK profession.
Influence – The Institute engages with judges, politicians and policymakers at home and abroad, with greater reach and with more influence than any individual attorney or firm.
Learning – CIPA provides access to high-quality, tailored and cost-effective training resources, including webinars, textbooks and manuals, professional guidance and constant updates and analyses on matters of interest to IP attorneys.
Community – Our members are diverse and mutually supportive. CIPA provides support through the sharing of news, resources and expertise and provides networking opportunities and social events to further strengthen our community.
All members receive:
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Annual Subscription Fees for Student members are applicable in the first renewal year of membership.
*Available to Student members who are paying for themselves without employer subsidy.
Please contact us if you would like to find out more information regarding the Fellow Rebate membership.
If you are applying for Fellow membership from another category, you will be required to pay the difference for the current renewal year when making the application.
Annual Subscription Fees are applicable in the first renewal year of membership.
*Available to Fellow members who have retired
** Rebate rate is available to those who are currently:
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Annual Subscription Fees are applicable in the first renewal year of membership.
*Available to Paralegal members who have retired.
** A rebate rate is available to those who are currently:
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If you are applying for EPA membership from another category, you will be required to pay the difference for the current renewal year when making the application.
Annual Subscription Fees are applicable in the first renewal year of membership.
*Available to EPA members who have retired.
** A rebate rate is available to those who are currently:
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If you are applying for Overseas membership from another category, you will be required to pay the difference for the current renewal year when making the application.
Annual Subscription Fees are applicable in the first renewal year of membership.
*Available to Overseas members who have retired
** A rebate rate is available to those who are currently:
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If you are applying for Associate membership from another category, you will be required to pay the difference for the current renewal year when making the application.
Annual Subscription Fees are applicable in the first renewal year of membership.
*Available to Associate members who have retired
** A rebate rate is available to those who are currently:
Please contact us if you would like to find out more about the Associate Rebate membership.
We offer reduced rates of membership fees to those who are on parental leave, practice breaks, temporarily unemployed, or out of work due to extended illness.
To discover if you are applicable for a reduce rate please contact [email protected].
All members receive a free subscription to our monthly publication, the CIPA Journal, covering IP news, important policy and practice developments and the latest case law. The rates for non-members are below:
All fees include postage charges and subscriptions run from January to December each year. Non-members can also subscribe to the CIPA Journal by emailing [email protected].
You can make payments at CIPA quickly and easily online using a Debit or Credit card. We accept VISA, Electron, Mastercard, Maestro, Solo and American Express.
Employer card payments for bulk subscriptions, please contact us on 0207 405 9450 to make a payment over the phone.
Bank transfers can be made directly to CIPA using the below details. Please ensure that you reference your invoice number or renewal number when using this method so that we can ensure that payments are allocated to the correct account.
Bank: HSBC plc
Address: 31 Holborn, Holborn Circus, EC1N 2HR
Sort Code: 40-11-58
Acc: 50077437
IBAN: GB62HBUK40115850077437
If paying by BACS you must quote your membership reference.
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