Patent Library (PATLIB) Centre

Manchester PATLIB centre

Ground floor, City Library
Elliot House
151 Deansgate
Manchester
M3 3WD
United Kingdom

Contact details

Mr Jonathan Ebbs (Head)

Tel: +44 (0) 161 234 1397
Email: patlib@manchester.gov.uk

Services available

  • Information on IP, copies of Intellectual Property Office and EPO literature;
  • Enquiry service;
  • Advice and training on how to use the databases;
  • Free public access to internet, IP information resources, databases;
  • Commissioned novelty and other IP searches;
  • Monthly patent clinics offering free appointments with patent attorneys and business advisors;
  • Manchester Inventors group;
  • Referrals to other advice/service providers.

Workshops

  • Workshops covering business and IP related topics;
  • Workshops for special interest groups.