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Governance Committee Terms of Reference
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Future of Design Law in UK
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IP Federation annual report and accounts 31 December 2010
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The Federation's achievements
Draft European Commission Block Exemption Regulation on R&D Agreements
Copyright Levies
Trade marks
Hargreaves Review – Call for Evidence in the Designs Sector
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Commission Consultation on the Enforcement Directive
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EU Patent Reform
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Most Recent Publications
Governance Committee Terms of Reference
European Qualifying Examination (EQE)
Developments in the Patentability of Computer Software and Business Method Inventions
Trends and Events 2010
The Federation's achievements
The Federation on the Web
Draft European Commission Block Exemption Regulation on Research and Development Agreements
Copyright Levies
Trade Marks
Future of Design Law in UK
Review of EU Customs Anti-Counterfeiting Regulation
EU Patent Reform
European Patent Office Single Patent Process (SPP) Programme
Patent Quality
New System for Regulation of UK Lawyers including Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
Privilege
The UK Intellectual Property Office
Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property Policy (SABIP)
IP Federation biographies
IP Federation annual report and accounts 31 December 2010
Trends and Events 2011
The Federation's achievements
Draft European Commission Block Exemption Regulation on R&D Agreements
Copyright Levies
Trade marks
Hargreaves Review – Call for Evidence in the Designs Sector
Unintentional Infringement of UK and Community Rights
Commission Consultation on the Enforcement Directive
The European Observatory on Counterfeiting and Piracy
EU Patent Reform
Innovative tools and processes at the European Patent Office
Practical issues – selecting an expert and getting the best out of them
Preliminary injunctions alive and well – a view from Europe
The Hargreaves Review
The UK Intellectual Property Office and Ipsum
The America Invents Act
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Future of Design Law in UK
Document No: PUB 6/10
Posted: 14/12/2010
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Future of Design Law in UK
Document No: PUB 6/10
Posted: 14/12/2010
The Federation and other representative organisations were consulted on the future of UK design law at the Marks and Designs Forum of the UK’s Intellectual Property Office in March 2010. The IPO had noted the overlap of protection between UK and EU rights, and also had raised the possibility of criminal penalties for infringement of registered and unregistered rights.
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