As part of Wales’ commitment to the Welsh language scheme, the Intellectual Property Office’s (IPO) home page and main navigation pages on GOV.UK are now available in both Welsh and English.

The translation programmes has seen teams at the IPO — including Welsh-speaking staff — work with the Government’s Digital Service (GDS) to create Welsh content for the IPO’s website.

The initiative started with the trademark applications service, and then will move onto translating popular services and most visited website content into Welsh.

The ‘One IPO transformation programme’ will facilitate a full digitisation of all trademark registration processes, and customers using these services will also be able to complete their transaction in Welsh if they choose.

The multi-phase project to translate services will help Welsh-speaking customers to engage with the IP in their preferred language.