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Change description : 2025-12-19 13:03:00: Aberdeen Patent library has been removed. [Guidance and regulation]

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UK PatLib Network

The UK Patent Library Network provide users with local access to patent, trade mark, designs and copyright information.

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The Patent Libraries (PatLibs), previously known as Patent Information Centres, have qualified and experienced staff who offer practical assistance on a variety of Intellectual Property Rights.

There are 25 libraries/information centres in the United Kingdom:

  • Aberdeen
  • Birmingham
  • Brighton & Hove
  • Bristol
  • Cambridge
  • Cumbria
  • Devon
  • Glasgow
  • Gloucestershire
  • Hull
  • Kent
  • Leeds
  • Liverpool
  • London
  • Manchester
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • Northampton
  • Norwich
  • Nottingham
  • Oxfordshire
  • Portsmouth
  • Sheffield
  • Southampton
  • Tees Valley
  • Worcestershire

Updates to this page

Published 16 June 2015
Last updated 1719 JuneDecember 2025 + show all updates
  1. Kent Patent Library, Business and IP Centre has changed its name to be known as Kent Patent Library.

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Update history

2025-12-19 13:03
Aberdeen Patent library has been removed.

2025-06-17 14:15
Kent Patent Library, Business and IP Centre has changed its name to be known as Kent Patent Library.

2024-07-03 12:20
Aberdeen Patent Library Centre phone number changed.

2024-05-10 06:48
Oxfordshire Patent Library Centre added to the UK Patlib contact information.

2024-01-23 07:32
Contact details and services available for Cumbria added.

2024-01-15 14:36
Addresses, services available and contact details for; Worcestershire, Brighton & Hove, Kent, Tees Valley, Southampton, Gloucestershire, Bristol and Cambridgeshire IP centres added.

2023-02-22 08:14
Telephone number for Portsmouth Patli changed to 02392 688058.

2023-02-06 12:47
Brighton & Hove, Bristol, Cumbria, Devon, Gloucestershire, Kent, Southampton, Tees Valley and Worcestershire.