UKIPO Corporate Plan 2026-27

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has published its Corporate Plan for 2026–2027, setting out its key priorities for the coming year. These will impact all users of the UK's IP system.

At a glance, the significant points are:

1. Major digital transformation of IP services
The UKIPO is pressing ahead with the next phase of its “One IPO” transformation programme. Patent filing transitioned to the OneIPO system recently, and the UKIPO will continue to enhance and expand this, as well as moving into the next stage for trade marks (including learning from the patents experience). The Plan also notes that backlogs have risen in certain areas (from a significant increase in trade mark filings, as well as the complexities of transitioning to the OneIPO service for patents), and the UKIPO intends to address these, which is clearly welcome. Once OneIPO beds in, the streamlined digital services should reduce administrative friction, benefiting management of complex or high‑volume IP