Birmingham

IP advice consultations are available for booking every Monday evening, from 5-6.30pm. Please note an appointment is necessary. Each appointment will consist of a one-hour confidential consultation with a specialist patent and IP information officer/librarian. During the coronavirus pandemic, virtual sessions are being held in place of face-to-face meetings. These appointments may include:

• assistance in constructing a search strategy for patents, trade marks or registered design;
• referral to other agencies for professional help and funding; and
• supply of and basic guidance on procedures and forms for registration of IP rights.

For more information or to make a booking please contact Business and Learning:

Tel: 0121 242 4242
Email: [email protected]
Address: Library of Birmingham, Cenetenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2ND

Bristol

The Business & Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC) Bristol provides free IP support for residents and businesses based in Bristol.
Support is delivered in 1-to-1 sessions in person at Bristol Central Library. Three types of consultation are available:

• IP Attorney Clinic: For patent, design, and trade mark registration. Held on the first Wednesday of each month.
• IP Barrister Clinic: For copyright, musician’s rights, and trade mark litigation. Held bi-monthly.
• Business & IP Information Clinic: For general IP information and start-up business support. Held on weekdays.

For those who cannot attend on the day, remote sessions are available on request.

To see further details and book a place, please visit the BIPC Bristol Eventbrite page at www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/business-amp-ip-centre-bristol-36461696673

Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 0017 922 3999
Website: bristol.gov.uk/BIPC
Address: Bristol Central Library, Deanery Road, City Centre, Bristol, BS1 5TL

Gloucester

Our IP Clinics are scheduled for the last Thursday of each month, in the afternoon. Each session is free to attend and takes place via Zoom. If you require advice from a UK Chartered Patent Attorney regarding your patents, trade marks, or designs, please consider booking an appointment to take advantage of this opportunity.

Ask Us Business & Patent Library Centre (PatLib) is run by Gloucestershire Libraries and in collaboration with PatLib UK, a network of Patent Library Centres across the UK run by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO).

Gloucester PatLib Centre provides free information and support for individuals, start ups, entrepreneurs, SME’s and established businesses on many aspects of Intellectual Property and can help you discover what IP you might own as well as how you can protect your IP assets.

To book: gloslibraries.uk/IP-Session-Enquiry
Address: Gloucester Library on Brunswick Road, Gloucester.
Website: gloslibraries.uk/ask-us
Tel: 01452 426 977

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Leeds

The IP advice consultations are available for booking. Please note an appointment is necessary. Please contact the team for more information.

Tel: (0113) 378 6010
Email: [email protected]
Address: Business & IP Centre Leeds, Central Library,  Calverley Street, Leeds, LS1 3AB

Liverpool

IP advice consultations are available for booking on the first Tuesday of the month from 5-7.30pm. An appointment is necessary. During the coronavirus pandemic, virtual sessions are being held in place of face-to-face meetings.

To make an appointment contact The Business & IP Centre:

Tel: 0151 233 5825
Email: [email protected]
Address: Liverpool Business & IP Centre, Liverpool Central Library, William Brown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EW

Manchester

Patent advice consultations are available for booking every third Tuesday of the month from 2-6pm. A general IP phone clinic covering trade mark, copyright and design is held every second Tuesday of the month, 2-5pm. An appointment is necessary. Please email for more information.

Contact: Manchester PATLIB
Email: [email protected]
Address: Business and Intellectual Property Centre, Manchester Central Library, St.Peter’s Square, Manchester M2 5PD

North East England

The Business & IP Centre North East team and partners will give you information to help you start and run your business.

IP information and advice is delivered by trained Library staff within BIPC North East, via online IP Surgeries bookable through the BIPC North East website, and also supported by our IP Experts in Residence.

BIPC Experts in Residence offer businesses the opportunity to meet online to discuss a wide range of other business topics, ranging from finance and funding, marketing and communication, law and many more. Experts are, in the main, small businesses themselves and are not paid to provide this service so meetings are limited to one only per Expert.

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.bipcnortheast.co.uk/
Address: Newcastle City Library, Charles Avison Building, 33 New Bridge Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AX

Newport, South Wales

With the assistance of CIPA, the Intellectual Property Office in Newport is now running regular clinics. An Examiner from the Intellectual Property Office will also take part in the clinic. For details of the venue, dates and to book an appointment online click here.

Address: Intellectual Property Office, Concept House, Cardiff Road, Newport NP10 8QQ

Portsmouth

Intellectual Property Advice Support Service (iPass) is available for IP advice to students and alumni of University of Portsmouth only. During the coronavirus pandemic, virtual sessions are being held in place of face-to-face meetings.

Contact: Joe Sekhon (Director of iPass & Senior Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law)
Tel: 02392 84102
Email: [email protected]
Address: Intellectual Property Advice Support Service (iPass), School of Law, University of Portsmouth, Richmond Building, Portland Street, Portsmouth PO1 3DE

Sheffield

IP advice consultations are available for booking every month. All appointments are conducted by telephone. Contact the Business & IP Centre Sheffield.

Tel: 0114 2734712
Email: [email protected]
Address: Business & IP Centre Sheffield, Central Library, Surrey Street, Sheffield S1 1XZ

Southampton

IP advice consultations on patents are available for booking on Thursdays, mid-month, between 5-7 pm. Please note that an appointment is necessary. Face-to-face sessions are held in the Business & IP Centre on the first floor of Southampton Central Library.

Please note that there are no sessions available in July, August, and December.

Please contact BIPC Southampton to book a session.

Email: [email protected]
Tel: 023 8083 3007
Address:BIPC Southampton, Central Library, Civic Centre, Southampton, SO14 7LW

Date published: July 23 2024