IP Owners Step up to the Plate
22 May 2020On 23 April 1920 the IP Federation, originally called the Trade Marks, Patents and Designs Federation, was formed to represent the interests of large IP owning companies in the matter of policy and rule-making in the field of IP.
The centenary of the IP Federation could hardly have
IP Federation centenary
23 April 2020The IP Federation was founded on 23 April 1920 as the Trade Marks, Patents and Designs Federation in order to co-ordinate the views of industry and commerce in the United Kingdom, and to make representations to the appropriate authorities on policy and practice in intellectual property matters. Thus today, Thursday
Trends and Events 2019
19 December 2019The annual newsletter in which the Federation reviews its previous year’s activities, Trends and Events 2019, 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
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Latest Policy Papers
Improving the IP framework to meet the needs of innovative industry
Amicus Curiae Brief on Enlarged Board of Appeal case G 3/19
IPReg consultation – removing restrictions on providing pro bono advice
Amicus Curiae Brief on Enlarged Board of Appeal case G 1/19
Evaluation of EU legislation on design protection – European Commission consultation
Call for evidence to review 2014 copyright changes
EPO Strategic Plan (2019 – 2023)
EPO user consultation on the introduction of a postponed examination system
EU Justice Sub-Committee – Intellectual property and the Unified Patent Court
Consultations on CPTPP and FTAs with USA, Australia and New Zealand
Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
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
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