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This part of the site is up-to-date from 2004; relevant position papers prior to then are obtainable from the Secretariat.


  Consultation on Reform of the UK Designs Legal Framework

Response to consultation on Reform of the UK Designs Legal Framework closing 2 October 2012

  Consultation on potential EU–US trade agreement

Response to consultation on potential EU–US trade agreement closing 27 September 2012

  IPReg ABS (alternative business structures) – Licensing Consultation

Response to IPReg ABS (alternative business structures) licensing consultation

  Consultation on proposed amendments to Arts. 9(1) and 11(b) RFees

Response to SACEPO consultation on proposed amendments to Arts. 9(1) and 11(b) RFees

  Consultation on Expansion of the IPO Patent Opinions Service

Response to IPO Consultation on Expansion of the IPO Patent Opinions Service closing 4 September 2012

  Portuguese Law 62/2011: Patent infringement and dispute resolution on medicines

Letter to the British Embassy in Portugal, requesting that every effort is made to influence the Portuguese government to effect the removal of Law 62/2011 in favour of a Law/legal system for enforcement of IP rights that is applicable in all technical fields (including pharmaceuticals)

  Trade Secrets, Patents and Rio+20 Developments

Letter to Liz Coleman at the IPO, in the context of negotiations for the Rio+20 sustainable development conference in Rio de Janeiro, asking the IPO to ensure that UK and EU negotiators enter the final stages of the negotiations well-prepared and with a very clear technology-related brief

  Unitary Patent Regulation and Unified Patent Court Agreement

Letter to Kerstin Jorna highlighting the Federation’s concerns about the present proposals for the Unified Patent Court, making points among other things on Articles 6-8 and bifurcation

  Indian decision to grant a compulsory licence with no local manufacture of the patented product

Letter to John Alty expressing concern about the recent decision in India to grant a compulsory licence on the ground that the patented product was not manufactured by the patentee or its licensee in India

  Proposed Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court

Letter to the Prime Minister pleading for more discussions to build on the progress that has been made so far towards a better patent system in Europe

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