The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is increasing fees for patents, trade marks and designs from 1 April 2026, subject to parliamentary approval.
The IPO’s fees have not increased since 2018 for patents, 2016 for designs and 1998 for trade marks.
Fees will increase by an average of 25%. For example a patent search is going up from £150 to £200 and a trade mark application from £170 to £205.
The IPO have updated their how to pay information on their website including the terms and conditions for deposit account holders.
For further information please select the following link: Intellectual Property Office fees to increase from April 2026 - GOV.UK.