38 Best Intellectual Property (IP/Patent Law) schools in England

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in England ranked based on their research performance in Intellectual Property and Patent Law. A graph of 73.3K citations received by 4.16K academic papers made by 38 universities in England was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Oxford

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. Queen Mary University of London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#2 in the United Kingdom

#3 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

3. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

4. University of Cambridge

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Nottingham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Founded: 1948

6. King's College London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in the United Kingdom

#10 in Europe

Founded: 1829

7. University College London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in the United Kingdom

#11 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

8. University of Sussex

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in the United Kingdom

#18 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

9. University of London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

10. University of Manchester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in the United Kingdom

#24 in Europe

Founded: 1824

11. Lancaster University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#12 in the United Kingdom

#30 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

12. Bournemouth University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#13 in the United Kingdom

#31 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

13. Imperial College London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#15 in the United Kingdom

#35 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

14. City, University of London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#16 in the United Kingdom

#39 in Europe

Founded: 1966

15. University of Leeds

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#17 in the United Kingdom

#40 in Europe

Founded: 1904

16. University of Bristol

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#18 in the United Kingdom

#45 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

17. University of Warwick

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#19 in the United Kingdom

#50 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

18. Aston University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#20 in the United Kingdom

#53 in Europe

Founded: 1895

19. University of Exeter

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#21 in the United Kingdom

#54 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

20. Loughborough University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#22 in the United Kingdom

#55 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

21. Brunel University London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#23 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

22. University of Essex

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#24 in the United Kingdom

#59 in Europe

Founded: 1964

23. University of Sheffield

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#25 in the United Kingdom

#63 in Europe

Founded: 1905

24. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#26 in the United Kingdom

#66 in Europe

Founded: 1963

25. University of Southampton

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#27 in the United Kingdom

#70 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

26. Durham University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#28 in the United Kingdom

#73 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

27. Birkbeck, University of London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#29 in the United Kingdom

#77 in Europe

Founded: 1823

28. University of Surrey

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#30 in the United Kingdom

#78 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

29. London Business School

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#31 in the United Kingdom

#79 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

30. University of Leicester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#32 in the United Kingdom

#82 in Europe

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

31. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#33 in the United Kingdom

#86 in Europe

Founded: 1992

32. University of Reading

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#35 in the United Kingdom

#96 in Europe

Founded: 1892

33. University of Hertfordshire

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#37 in the United Kingdom

#100 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

34. University of East Anglia

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#38 in the United Kingdom

#101 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

35. University of Liverpool

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#39 in the United Kingdom

#105 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

36. University of Birmingham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#41 in the United Kingdom

#111 in Europe

Founded: 1900

37. University of York

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#42 in the United Kingdom

#116 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

38. University of Kent

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#43 in the United Kingdom

#119 in Europe

Founded: 1965

Closest to England states to learn Intellectual Property and Patent Law

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Wales	4	34
Scotland	8	9

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