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Location of the Unified Patent Court
London Agreement on Translations: Implications: June 2008
London Agreement: Ratification by UK: November 2004
McCreevy Review: March 2006
Merger Remedies: competition commission guidelines consultation draft: August 2008
OHIM fee proposals: November 2007
OHIM fees: March 2005
Online open consultation regarding divisional applications (Rule 36 EPC)
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Location of the Unified Patent Court
Document No: PP 18/11 Posted: 17/11/2011
Letter to Baroness Wilcox, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Business, Innovation and Skills, requesting the Central Division of the new Court to be located in London
London Agreement on Translations: Implications: June 2008
Document No: PP 8/08 Posted: 19/06/2008
London Agreement: implications of implementation May 2008
London Agreement: Ratification by UK: November 2004
Document No: PP 8/04 Posted: 01/01/2007
Federation comment of November 2004 as whether and how the UK should ratify the London Agreement
McCreevy Review: March 2006
Document No: PP 11/06 Posted: 01/01/2007
March 2006 Response to the Commission consultation on Future Patent Policy
Merger Remedies: competition commission guidelines consultation draft: August 2008
Document No: PP 9/08 Posted: 14/08/2008
Comments submitted to the Competition Commission on its proposed revision of the merger guidelines
OHIM fee proposals: November 2007
Document No: PP 19/07 Posted: 05/12/2007
Federation comment to OHIM fee proposals
OHIM fees: March 2005
Document No: PP 9/05 Posted: 01/01/2007
Letter to Commission re: OHIM fees March 2005.
Online open consultation regarding divisional applications (Rule 36 EPC)
Document No: PP 4/13 Posted: 05/04/2013
Response to online open consultation on the impact and effectiveness of amended Rule 36 EPC regarding divisional applications on 5 April 2013