The Intellectual Property Office: The Intellectual Property Office is the United Kingdom’s principal authority on intellectual property (IP) with responsibility for granting patents, registering trade marks and designs, and leading on policy for all IP including copyright. It is based in Newport in Wales. They recruit graduate patent examiners who scrutinise both the technical and legal aspects of a patent application, comparing the new invention against those found in patent databases, before considering whether or not to grant a patent. You require a degree or equivalent in science, engineering or mathematics; or industrial experience at that level.