This part of the site is up-to-date from 2004; relevant position papers prior to then are obtainable from the Secretariat.
Amicus Curiae Brief on Enlarged Board of Appeal case G 1/21
Document No: PP 4/21
Posted: 27 April 2021
Amicus curiae brief on Enlarged Board of Appeal case G 1/21 (European Patent Application 04758381.0) – Oral proceedings by videoconference
Court of Justice case C-44/21 (Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG v HARTING Deutschland GmbH & Co. et al.)
Document No: PP 3/21
Posted: 23 April 2021
IP Federation comments on case C-44/21 (Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG v HARTING Deutschland GmbH & Co. et al.) at the Court of Justice of the European Union
Consultation on EPC and PCT-EPO Guidelines
Document No: PP 2/21
Posted: 16 April 2021
PP02; Guidelines for Examination; European Patent Office; EPO; Part F; Chapter IV; Art 84; Article 84
IP Federation position statement on the Unified Patent Court
Document No: PP 6/20
Posted: 23 December 2020
IP Federation position statement on the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
Amicus Curiae Brief on Enlarged Board of Appeal case G 3/19
Document No: PP 7/19
Posted: 10 October 2019
Amicus curiae brief on Enlarged Board of Appeal case G 3/19 (referral pursuant to Art. 112(1)(b) EPC by the President of the European Patent Office) – “Article 164(2) EPC / Pepper”
EPO Strategic Plan (2019 – 2023)
Document No: PP 2/19
Posted: 15 February 2019
IP Federation comments on the European Patent Office Strategic Plan (2019 – 2023)
EPO user consultation on the introduction of a postponed examination system
Document No: PP 1/19
Posted: 11 January 2019
IP Federation response to European Patent Office user consultation on the introduction of a postponed examination system
EU Justice Sub-Committee – Intellectual property and the Unified Patent Court
Document No: PP 7/18
Posted: 12 November 2018
IP Federation submission to the EU Justice Sub-Committee on intellectual property and the Unified Patent Court, in connection with the inquiry looking at the impact that Brexit could have on the status of EU related IP laws within the UK, including those pertaining to the realm of life sciences and healthcare
Revision of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal
Document No: PP 4/18
Posted: 25 April 2018
IP Federation response to consultation on the revision of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal at the European Patent Office (EPO)
UK ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement
Document No: PP 1/18
Posted: 26 February 2018
Request for the UK to ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPCA) as soon as possible
Improving the IP framework to meet the needs of innovative industry
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
Intellectual Property Action Plan – European Commission
UK Research and Development Roadmap
The proposed supplementary unregistered design (SUD)
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
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