Policy Papers
Patents : 117 Documents
This part of the site is up-to-date from 2004; relevant position papers prior to then are obtainable from the Secretariat.
IP Federation letter to Heli Pihlajamaa in response to the European Patent Office announcement on deferred examination Letter to Alexander Ramsay, chair of the UPC Preparatory Committee, expressing concerns with the current lack of clarity around how the Unified Patent Court (UPC) opt-out process will work during the sunrise period at a practical level, including how our member companies will be able to register their staff both as official UPC Representatives and as users of the content management system (CMS) for the opt-out process IP Federation response to UK IPO consultation seeking views on proposed changes to patents fees
Amicus Curiae Brief on Enlarged Board of Appeal case G 3/19
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
Revision of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal
UK ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement
Deferred examination at the EPO – IP Federation comments
Opting out during the sunrise period at the Unified Patent Court
Consultation – proposed changes to statutory patent fees