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

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 80.8K citations received by 4.82K 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

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

3. London School of Economics and Political Science

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Europe

#24 in the World

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

4. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#5 in Europe

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Nottingham

England | Nottingham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#7 in Europe

#28 in the World

Founded: 1948

6. King's College London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in Europe

#45 in the World

Founded: 1829

7. University College London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#11 in Europe

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

8. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#18 in Europe

#79 in the World

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

9. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#19 in Europe

#80 in the World

Founded: 1451

10. University of London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#23 in Europe

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

11. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#24 in Europe

#103 in the World

Founded: 1824

12. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#30 in Europe

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

13. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#31 in Europe

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

14. University of Edinburgh

Scotland | Edinburgh

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#32 in Europe

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

15. Imperial College London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#35 in Europe

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

16. City, University of London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#39 in Europe

#143 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#40 in Europe

#146 in the World

Founded: 1904

18. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#45 in Europe

#173 in the World

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

19. University of Warwick

England | Coventry

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#50 in Europe

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

20. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#53 in Europe

#200 in the World

Founded: 1895

21. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#54 in Europe

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

22. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#55 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

23. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#58 in Europe

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

24. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#59 in Europe

#218 in the World

Founded: 1964

25. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#63 in Europe

#230 in the World

Founded: 1905

26. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#66 in Europe

#234 in the World

Founded: 1963

27. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#70 in Europe

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

28. Durham University

England | Durham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#73 in Europe

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

29. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#77 in Europe

#267 in the World

Founded: 1823

30. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#78 in Europe

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

31. London Business School

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#79 in Europe

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

32. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#82 in Europe

#274 in the World

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

33. Northumbria University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#86 in Europe

#290 in the World

Founded: 1992

34. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#94 in Europe

#308 in the World

Founded: 1997

35. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#96 in Europe

#311 in the World

Founded: 1892

36. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#98 in Europe

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

37. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#100 in Europe

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

38. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#101 in Europe

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

39. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#105 in Europe

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

40. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#110 in Europe

#351 in the World

Founded: 1964

41. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#111 in Europe

#356 in the World

Founded: 1900

42. University of York

England | York

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#116 in Europe

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

43. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#119 in Europe

#372 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.