Trends and Events 2018
16 August 2018The annual newsletter in which the Federation reviews its previous year’s activities, Trends and Events 2018, has now been published. It provides an overview of those IP issues which engaged industry during that period and tries to look beyond current issues to identify future areas of
IP Federation President’s Reception 13 July 2018
08 August 2018Belinda Gascoyne was elected as the new President of the IP Federation at our AGM on 13 July 2018. The handover by James Horgan, Immediate Past President, was commemorated at the IP Federation President’s Reception held at Bird & Bird. Some photographs from the reception follow.
The IP Federation elects new President, Belinda Gascoyne
13 July 2018The IP Federation is pleased to announce that Belinda Gascoyne has been elected as the new President of the Federation, effective 13 July 2018.
Belinda is a UK Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney with over 20 years of practical experience in all aspects of intellectual property
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Latest Policy Papers
Improving the IP framework to meet the needs of innovative industry
Revision of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal
Consultation on UK implementation of the EU Trade Mark Directive 2015
Trade Secrets Directive – implementation for the UK
UK ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement
Deferred examination at the EPO – IP Federation comments
IP Industrial Strategy – Call for Views
Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Consultation of the HM Treasury – Financing Growth in Innovative Firms
Consultation on the LSB's approach to reviewing the performance of the legal services regulators
Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Opting out during the sunrise period at the Unified Patent Court
Consultation – proposed changes to statutory patent fees
IP Federation Brexit policy position – design rights
IP Federation Brexit policy position – protection for EU trade marks
IP Federation Brexit policy position (updated 20 January 2017)
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