About Us
Improving the intellectual property (IP) Framework to Meet the Needs of Innovative Industry
The IP Federation represents the views of UK industry in intellectual property rights (IPR) policy and practice matters within the UK, Europe and internationally. It believes that a cost effective, high quality IPR framework is a critical component in industry’s present and future successes in the global economy.
The policy papers on this website represent the views of the innovative and influential companies which are members of this well-established trade association.
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IP Inclusive
The IP Federation supports a number of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) projects. Read more about our projects and initiatives here.
IP Federation biographies
Kevin Scott, President
Kevin is a UK Chartered Patent Attorney, European Patent Attorney and UPC representative with over 25 years of experience in IP matters. He joined Philips in the ... More
Sarah Vaughan, Immediate Past President
Sarah is a UK Chartered Patent Attorney, European patent attorney and UPC representative with over 15 years of experience in IP matters. She joined the profession... More
Sarah Palmer, Vice-President
Sarah is Global IP Policy Lead at Syngenta, where she has worked for more than 25 years. Being a dual UK and European qualified Patent Attorney, she also serves a... More
