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

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 51.2K citations received by 3.7K 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. University of Cambridge

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in the United Kingdom

#4 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in the United Kingdom

#5 in Europe

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

5. University of Nottingham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in the United Kingdom

#6 in Europe

Founded: 1948

6. University College London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in the United Kingdom

#7 in Europe

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

7. King's College London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in the United Kingdom

#9 in Europe

Founded: 1829

8. University of Sussex

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in the United Kingdom

#19 in Europe

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

9. University of Manchester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in the United Kingdom

#23 in Europe

Founded: 1824

10. University of London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in the United Kingdom

#26 in Europe

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

11. Imperial College London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#12 in the United Kingdom

#29 in Europe

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

12. University of Bristol

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#14 in the United Kingdom

#36 in Europe

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

13. University of Leeds

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#15 in the United Kingdom

#42 in Europe

Founded: 1904

14. University of Warwick

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#16 in the United Kingdom

#43 in Europe

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

15. Loughborough University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#17 in the United Kingdom

#46 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

16. Lancaster University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#18 in the United Kingdom

#50 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

17. Bournemouth University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#19 in the United Kingdom

#51 in Europe

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

18. Aston University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#20 in the United Kingdom

#52 in Europe

Founded: 1895

19. Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#21 in the United Kingdom

#56 in Europe

Founded: 1963

20. University of Leicester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#22 in the United Kingdom

#57 in Europe

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

21. University of Exeter

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#23 in the United Kingdom

#58 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. University of Southampton

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#24 in the United Kingdom

#61 in Europe

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

23. City, University of London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#25 in the United Kingdom

#62 in Europe

Founded: 1966

24. Brunel University London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#26 in the United Kingdom

#64 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

25. London Business School

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#27 in the United Kingdom

#67 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

26. University of Sheffield

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#28 in the United Kingdom

#68 in Europe

Founded: 1905

27. University of Essex

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#29 in the United Kingdom

#71 in Europe

Founded: 1964

28. Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#30 in the United Kingdom

#76 in Europe

Founded: 1992

29. University of Hertfordshire

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#31 in the United Kingdom

#84 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

30. University of Reading

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#32 in the United Kingdom

#87 in Europe

Founded: 1892

31. University of Surrey

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#33 in the United Kingdom

#89 in Europe

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

32. Durham University

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#34 in the United Kingdom

#91 in Europe

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

33. Birkbeck, University of London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#36 in the United Kingdom

#98 in Europe

Founded: 1823

34. University of Bradford

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#38 in the United Kingdom

#108 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

35. University of Liverpool

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#40 in the United Kingdom

#116 in Europe

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

36. University of Birmingham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#41 in the United Kingdom

#117 in Europe

Founded: 1900

37. University of York

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#42 in the United Kingdom

#123 in Europe

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

38. University of Kent

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#43 in the United Kingdom

#130 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	2	35
Scotland	8	10

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