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

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 81.6K citations received by 4.76K academic papers made by 44 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. University of Cambridge

England | Cambridge

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#4 in Europe

#23 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

#27 in the World

Founded: 1948

6. University College London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#8 in Europe

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

7. King's College London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#10 in Europe

#45 in the World

Founded: 1829

8. University of Sussex

England | Brighton

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#17 in Europe

#75 in the World

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

9. University of Glasgow

Scotland | Glasgow

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#18 in Europe

#86 in the World

Founded: 1451

10. University of Manchester

England | Manchester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#24 in Europe

#100 in the World

Founded: 1824

11. University of London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#25 in Europe

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

12. Lancaster University

England | Lancaster

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#27 in Europe

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

13. Bournemouth University

England | Poole

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#30 in Europe

#119 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

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

16. City, University of London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#37 in Europe

#140 in the World

Founded: 1966

17. University of Leeds

England | Leeds

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#40 in Europe

#151 in the World

Founded: 1904

18. University of Bristol

England | Bristol

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#47 in Europe

#174 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

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

20. Aston University

England | Birmingham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#53 in Europe

#199 in the World

Founded: 1895

21. Loughborough University

England | Loughborough

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#54 in Europe

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

22. University of Exeter

England | Exeter

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#55 in Europe

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

23. University of Essex

England | Colchester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#60 in Europe

#219 in the World

Founded: 1964

24. Brunel University London

England | Uxbridge

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#61 in Europe

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

25. University of Sheffield

England | Sheffield

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#63 in Europe

#229 in the World

Founded: 1905

26. Newcastle University

England | Newcastle upon Tyne

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#69 in Europe

#237 in the World

Founded: 1963

27. London Business School

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#70 in Europe

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

28. University of Southampton

England | Southampton

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#71 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

29. Birkbeck, University of London

England | London

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#75 in Europe

#258 in the World

Founded: 1823

30. Durham University

England | Durham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#77 in Europe

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

31. University of Surrey

England | Guildford

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#78 in Europe

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

32. University of Leicester

England | Leicester

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#81 in Europe

#271 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

#84 in Europe

#280 in the World

Founded: 1992

34. Cardiff University

Wales | Cardiff

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#92 in Europe

#301 in the World

Founded: 1997

35. University of Reading

England | Reading

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#94 in Europe

#305 in the World

Founded: 1892

36. University of Hertfordshire

England | Hatfield

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#96 in Europe

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

37. Queen's University Belfast

Northern Ireland | Belfast

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#98 in Europe

#322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

38. University of East Anglia

England | Norwich

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#105 in Europe

#339 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

39. University of Strathclyde

Scotland | Glasgow

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#106 in Europe

#342 in the World

Founded: 1964

40. University of Liverpool

England | Liverpool

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#110 in Europe

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

41. University of York

England | York

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#114 in Europe

#358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

42. University of Bradford

England | Bradford

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#115 in Europe

#363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

43. University of Birmingham

England | Birmingham

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#119 in Europe

#374 in the World

Founded: 1900

44. University of Kent

England | Canterbury

For Intellectual Property and Patent Law

#121 in Europe

#378 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.