Patent Box Tax Advisors

Does your company own a patent?

You may be able to reduce the corporation tax rate on qualifying Patent Box profits to 10% We help UK SMEs determine whether they qualify, calculate the relief correctly and make the claim.

Patent Box Savings Calculator

How much could your business save?

Drag the slider to your qualifying patent profits and see the tax saving the Patent Box regime delivers at a glance.

Qualifying patent profits

£500,000
£50k£5m

Quick select

Annual Patent Box saving

£75,000
60%tax
reduction
Without Patent Box£125,000

25% standard corporation tax rate

With Patent Box£50,000

10% Patent Box corporation tax rate

Annual saving£75,000
Claim your saving

Start with your eligibility assessment

Illustrative calculation only. Your actual Patent Box benefit depends on the relevant IP income, qualifying expenditure, nexus fraction, ownership and development conditions, and the Patent Box profit calculation.

How It Works

The Patent Box process

From first conversation to filed claim, this is how we work through a Patent Box engagement.

01

Understand your IP

What patents do you have and what products or processes use them?

02

Check eligibility

Ownership, development condition, group structure and qualifying IP rights.

03

Identify qualifying income

Product sales, licensing, royalties, disposals and other relevant IP income.

04

Calculate Patent Box profits

Relevant IP profit → nexus fraction → Patent Box deduction.

05

Make and support the claim

Election, computation and supporting documentation.

Eligibility

Owning a patent is not enough

Patent Box eligibility depends on more than simply holding a patent. The ownership history matters.

Assess Your Eligibility
Whether the IP right qualifies
Who owns or exclusively licences the IP
Who actually developed the invention
Whether the development condition is satisfied
How the IP generates income
The company's expenditure on R&D and IP acquisition
Whether the company is part of a group
The resulting nexus fraction and Patent Box profit
Ownership & Assignment

We look beyond the patent certificate

Patent Box analysis often starts with a simple question, who owns the patent? But the answer isn't always enough.

We trace the ownership and development history of the IP to establish whether the company claiming Patent Box has the necessary rights and has satisfied the relevant development conditions.

A common scenario

1Mr A develops invention
2Mr A obtains patent
3Mr A assigns patent to A Ltd
4A Ltd sells product.

"My company owns the patent."

What a specialist investigates

01Who invented it?
02Who paid for development?
03When was it developed?
04When was the patent application made?
05When was it assigned?
06What consideration was paid?
07Who carried out the R&D?
08Was the inventor an employee?
09Was another group company involved?
10What happened before and after the assignment?

Maximise the value of your patents

Speak with a Patent Box specialist today. We offer a free 20-minute initial consultation to assess your eligibility and identify the relief available to your business.