The IP Federation travelled to Geneva this month for a busy programme of international engagement, with President Kevin Scott and Vice-President Sarah Palmer participating in meetings focused on the role of intellectual property in innovation, investment, trade, and economic growth.
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More than 170 UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) patent examiners took part in a presentation, expert panel session and interactive workshops on 22 September 2026 examining the assessment of technical character and patentability following the UK Supreme Court’s landmark Emotional Perception decision.
Yesterday (17 September 2026), Dr Bobby Mukherjee, former President of the IP Federation and Immediate Past President of CIPA, represented the IP Federation at the WTO Public Forum in Geneva as a panellist in “Joint Diagnostics Lab: Making IP & Services Work for MSMEs
This morning at the WTO Public Forum 2026, “Powering the Future“, in Geneva, Dr Bobby Mukherjee, former President and current member representative of the IP Federation, joined the panel discussion SMEs and Services for MSMEs. The session, chaired
Last Friday, 11 September 2026, the IP Federation’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Committee was delighted to welcome a group of talented students to London for an afternoon exploring careers in intellectual property.
The event brought together IP professionals from across a range of organisations and
Improving the IP framework to meet the needs of innovative industry
IPReg consultation on 2027 practising fees, budget and 2027 business plan
Response to call for evidence from IPReg Education Review
Amicus curiae brief on Enlarged Board of Appeal case G 1/25 (“Hydroponics”)
IP Federation response to UK IPO consultation on changes to the UK designs framework
IP Federation response to the standard essential patents (SEPs) consultation
IPReg consultation on 2026 practising fees, budget and 2026 business plan
IP Federation response to AI and copyright consultation
Microsoft Corporation v Suinno Mobile and AI Technologies Licensing Oy
IP Federation response to the IPReg consultation on the 2025/2026 business plan
Amicus Curiae Brief on Enlarged Board of Appeal case G 1/23
Text and data mining (TDM) in the UK
IPO transformation programme: second consultation – IP Federation response
Online consultation on the proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal
European Commission consultation on Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER)
Transformation consultation – Potential legislative changes for IPO digital transformation – IP Federation response
