Clare Saunders

I am the External Communications Manager at the Intellectual Property Office. I manage the office social media channels as well as writing articles and blogs to communicate and promote the work we do to our external stakeholders.

150 years on: the trade marks that mean the most to us 

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In January 2026, the IPO marked 150 years of the UK trade mark registry, the system that protects the names, logos and brands we see every day. From the first registered trade mark to more than 2.5 million today, it’s a story shaped by the marks people remember most. To mark the milestone, we asked …