Policy Papers
Total Documents: 18
This part of the site is up-to-date from 2004; relevant position papers prior to then are obtainable from the Secretariat.
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 IPReg consultation on simplifying and modernising the examination system for qualifying as a patent attorney Comments on the first draft of the Rules of Procedure of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) issued by the drafting committee following the last meeting of the Commission’s judges and lawyers expert group, with a request for comments by 23 April 2012. Response to the All-Party Intellectual Property Group announcement on 14 March 2012 that it is to conduct an inquiry into the role of Government in protecting and promoting intellectual property Views on the Supplementary International Search System urging all IP5 Offices to become SISAs, in response to Circular C.PCT 1329 Reviewing the designs framework – Call for views – IP Federation response
Review of EU Design Legislation – Inception Impact Assessment
Revision of the Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal
Reform of the Boards of Appeal
Response to consultation on the examination system for qualifying as a patent attorney
Rules of Procedure for the Unified Patent Court
Role of Government in Protecting and promoting Intellectual Property
Revision of the rules for the assessment of licensing agreements for the transfer of technology
Review of the Supplementary International Search System