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 IP Federation comments on EPO Administrative Council paper CA/43/16 outlining proposals for the reform of the EPO Boards of Appeal (BoA) IP Federation response to IPO consultation dated 29 February 2016 seeking views on proposed amendments to the Patents Rules 2007 IP Federation observations on the questions referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office on case G1/15 (Partial priority)
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
Deferred examination at the EPO – IP Federation comments
Document No: PP 11/17
Posted: 18 December 2017
Opting out during the sunrise period at the Unified Patent Court
Document No: PP 5/17
Posted: 14 June 2017
Consultation – proposed changes to statutory patent fees
Document No: PP 4/17
Posted: 05 June 2017
Reform of the Boards of Appeal
Document No: PP 7/16
Posted: 11 July 2016
Consultation – proposed changes to the Patents Rules
Document No: PP 4/16
Posted: 21 April 2016
Amicus curiae brief on the questions referred to the Enlarged Board of Appeal pending as case G1/15
Document No: PP 3/16
Posted: 01 March 2016
Improving the IP framework to meet the needs of innovative industry
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
IP Industrial Strategy – Call for Views
Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Consultation of the HM Treasury – Financing Growth in Innovative Firms
Consultation on the LSB's approach to reviewing the performance of the legal services regulators
Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Opting out during the sunrise period at the Unified Patent Court
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