43 Best Intellectual Property (IP/Patent Law) schools in the United Kingdom

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the United Kingdom ranked based on their research performance in Intellectual Property and Patent Law. A graph of 55.1K citations received by 4.27K academic papers made by 43 universities in the United Kingdom 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

England | Oxford

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#1 in Europe

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. Queen Mary University of London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#3 in Europe

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

3. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Europe

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Europe

#25 in the World

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

5. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#6 in Europe

#34 in the World

Founded: 1948

6. University College London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in Europe

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

7. King's College London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#9 in Europe

#47 in the World

Founded: 1829

8. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#19 in Europe

#70 in the World

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

9. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#23 in Europe

#86 in the World

Founded: 1824

10. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#24 in Europe

#91 in the World

Founded: 1451

11. University of London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#26 in Europe

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

12. Imperial College London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#29 in Europe

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

13. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#32 in Europe

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

14. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#36 in Europe

#130 in the World

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

15. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#42 in Europe

#148 in the World

Founded: 1904

16. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#43 in Europe

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

17. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#46 in Europe

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

18. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#50 in Europe

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

19. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#51 in Europe

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

20. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#52 in Europe

#182 in the World

Founded: 1895

21. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#56 in Europe

#192 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#57 in Europe

#195 in the World

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

23. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#58 in Europe

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

24. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#61 in Europe

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

25. City, University of London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#62 in Europe

#206 in the World

Founded: 1966

26. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#64 in Europe

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

27. London Business School

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#67 in Europe

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

28. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#68 in Europe

#224 in the World

Founded: 1905

29. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#71 in Europe

#235 in the World

Founded: 1964

30. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#76 in Europe

#244 in the World

Founded: 1992

31. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#84 in Europe

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

32. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#87 in Europe

#280 in the World

Founded: 1892

33. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#89 in Europe

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

34. Durham University

England | Durham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#91 in Europe

#299 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

35. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#96 in Europe

#315 in the World

Founded: 1997

36. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#98 in Europe

#318 in the World

Founded: 1823

37. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#102 in Europe

#325 in the World

Founded: 1964

38. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#108 in Europe

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

39. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#114 in Europe

#357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

40. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#116 in Europe

#360 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

41. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#117 in Europe

#365 in the World

Founded: 1900

42. University of York

England | York

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#123 in Europe

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

43. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#130 in Europe

#392 in the World

Founded: 1965

The best cities to study Intellectual Property and Patent Law in the United Kingdom based on the number of universities and their ranks are Oxford, London, Cambridge, and Nottingham.