Manual of Trade Mark Practice in use during 1989 and 1992
Relevant pages of Manual of Trade Mark Practice in use during 1989 and 1992.
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12,400 published responses
108 organisations
Q1 2026 latest stats period
85.5% avg on-time rate
Published Freedom of Information and Environmental Information Regulations responses from central government. Each entry is a public question answered and published by a government body.
Published responses
Accepted trade marks over two year period
List of accepted trade marks from 2021- 2023.
Motion, multimedia, holograms, sound and pattern trademarks
Requesting updated details on number of registrations and applications for non standard trademarks.
Number of oppositions registered under Class 25- 2019-2023
Statistics relating to the number of oppositions filed for trademarks registered under Class 25 (footwear and apparel).
Oppositions filed against UK Trade marks 2021-2023
Oppositions filed against UK trade marks (and UK designation of IRs) in the last two years and number of TM8 defences filed.
Trademark applications received on first day of registry business
Requesting details of how many trademark applications were received on 01 January 1876.
Brexit withdrawal agreement and trade mark or design registrations
The number of UK comparable trade marks and designs created, and the number opted out, following the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
Patents and trade marks filed 2010 - 2020
Partial information on numbers of applications received and their outcomes.
Trial on trade mark Preliminary Indicators
The IPO’s trial on preliminary indicators in trade mark oppositions.
Trade mark applications beginning with the ‘hash’ symbol [#]
Request for an unusual search for trade marks commencing with the hash symbol.
UK trade marks filed with priority claims from various countries
Trade mark priority claims from a selection of countries.
Certification trade marks
Provides information held by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) on UK certification marks in force, refused, withdrawn or being processed (as at 30 January 2020).
Trade mark hearings
The number of the various types and formats of trade mark hearings that have taken place over the last 10 years.
Trade mark oppositions
Data on oppositions which have been defended at various stages and a breakdown of represented and unrepresented applicants concerned.
Merged trade marks
The number of merger requests filed with the UKIPO in the last 20 years.
Trade mark filings by class
Figures of UK trade mark applications and International registrations designating the UK in the food and drinks classes.
CBD trade marks
The number of trade marks filed which contain "CBD" either in the trade mark or somewhere in their specification
Trade mark opposition decisions which have been appealed
Information regarding appealed oppositions (both to the Appointed Person and to the Court).
Average time from opposition of a trade mark to decision
Average time taken from the filing of the notice of defence to the issuing of the Hearing Officer’s decision [as at May 2019].
Chinese trade mark applicants
Number of Chinese applicants for British trade marks.
Motion, hologram, scent and multimedia trade marks
Request for a list of applications for non-traditional trade marks since January 2019.
Non traditional trade marks filed from 14 January 2019
Request for details of non-traditional trade marks filed from 14 January 2019.
Objections to trade mark applications
Request for figures of trade marks objected to on absolute grounds.
Statistics of trade marks and designs filed without representation
Request for data on applications filed without representation.
Filing figures for UK trade mark applications
Request for the latest filing figures for UK trade mark applications and whether these have been published.
IPO pay settlement
Request for details of the current pay settlement, pay and grading and the trade unions representing IPO staff.
IP registrations filed at the UK IPO from Taiwan
Request for figures of patents, designs and trade marks filed in the UK from applicants in Taiwan.
Tribunal, Trade Marks and Designs Case Worker/Examiner posts
Information about a recruitment process.
Searching for ‘ME TOO’ trade marks and variants
Request for number of such trade mark applications received.
Non-traditional trade marks
Request for information about non-traditional trade marks (for example shape or 3D marks).
Salaries of trade mark examiners and hearing officers
Request for information about the salaries of staff of the Trade Marks Registry.
Wordless figurative trade mark applications
Request for breakdown of ‘image only’ trade marks that have been filed and registered in the U.K.
Trade mark search facility
Request for information regarding changes made to the Intellectual Property Office’s trade mark search facility.
Current number of registered trade marks
Request for total figure of live registered trade marks.
Late payment of trade mark fees
Request for information about any grace period for payment of application fees.
Trade marks filed by private applicants
Request for figures of trade mark applications filed by unrepresented applicants.
Grace period for payment of trade mark application fees
Request for information about changes in the grace period for delayed payment of trade mark application fees.
Data on trade mark applications
Request for information on one year of trade mark applications.
Series trade marks
Request for a list of series trade marks that have been registered.
Trade mark and design application figures
Request for recent statistics of trade mark and design applications.
Questions about British trade marks
Request for information on numbers of UK trade marks and trade mark owners.
Trade mark database access
Request for UK domestic trade mark data.
Application figures for trade marks and designs week of 27 June 2016
Request for figures of trade marks and designs filed following the EU referendum.
Cost awards in trade mark disputes
Request for information on cost awards that arise in trade mark disputes.
Patents by local government district
Request for patent, trade mark and design applications from various locations in Northern Ireland.
Trade marks and designs registered in the UK
Request for figures of trade marks and designs currently on the UK registers.
UK trade mark filing figures
Request for UK trade mark filing figures for each year from 1985 to 2005.
Trade marks prefixed by the hashtag symbol
Request for information on number of marks of this difficult to search type.
Request for patent and trade mark data
Request for bespoke datasets of patent and trade mark information.
Disposal schedule for trade mark and design records
Request for information regarding the disposal of trade mark and design records.
Responses by year
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| Publication year | Published responses |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 33 |
| 2015 | 55 |
| 2016 | 55 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2018 | 49 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Top publishers
FOI timeliness — Q1 2026
Best on-time rates
Debt Management Office
100.0%
Serious Fraud Office
100.0%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
99.0%
Wales Office
96.8%
Charity Commission
96.6%
Lowest on-time rates
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
50.0%
Health and Safety Executive
63.0%
Department for Business and Trade
67.0%
Cabinet Office
69.9%
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
73.6%