The IP Federation has responded to the European Commission consultation on design protection in the EU, now open until 30 April 2019.
We have not commented on all parts of the consultation, nor are our comments intended to be confined to matters strictly in reply to specific questions it raises. Rather, we have commented on some of the underlying themes.
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Improving the IP framework to meet the needs of innovative industry
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
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill – IP Federation response
Reviewing the designs framework – Call for views – IP Federation response
Amicus Curiae Brief on Enlarged Board of Appeal case G 1/21
Court of Justice case C-44/21 (Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG v HARTING Deutschland GmbH & Co. et al.)
Consultation on EPC and PCT-EPO Guidelines
Review of EU Design Legislation – Inception Impact Assessment
IP Federation position statement on the Unified Patent Court
Artificial intelligence and intellectual property – call for views
The UK needs to adopt a broader text and data mining (TDM) exception to copyright infringement
