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
Response to call for evidence from IPReg Education Review
Document No: PP 2/26
Posted: 30 April 2026
IP Federation response to call for evidence from IPReg Education Review closing 30 April 2026
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill – IP Federation response
Document No: PP 2/22
Posted: 18 November 2022
IP Federation views on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill in response to the request by the Public Bill Committee for written evidence before 22 November 2022
Reviewing the designs framework – Call for views – IP Federation response
Document No: PP 1/22
Posted: 25 March 2022
IP Federation response to call for views on reviewing the designs framework closing on 25 March 2022
Review of EU Design Legislation – Inception Impact Assessment
Document No: PP 1/21
Posted: 13 January 2021
IP Federation feedback on Intellectual property – review of EU rules on industrial design (Design Directive)
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)
Reform of the Boards of Appeal
Document No: PP 7/16
Posted: 11 July 2016
Response to consultation on the examination system for qualifying as a patent attorney
Document No: PP 3/14
Posted: 17 March 2014
Rules of Procedure for the Unified Patent Court
Document No: PP 10/12
Posted: 23 April 2012
Role of Government in Protecting and promoting Intellectual Property
Document No: PP 9/12
Posted: 30 March 2012
Revision of the rules for the assessment of licensing agreements for the transfer of technology
Document No: PP 5/12
Posted: 03 February 2012
Response to the European Commission's public consultation for the revision of the current framework for the assessment of technology transfer agreements, including the Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation and its corresponding Notice, scheduled to expire in April 2014, with closing date 3 February 2012
Improving the IP framework to meet the needs of innovative industry
IPReg consultation on 2027 practising fees, budget and 2027 business plan
Response to call for evidence from IPReg Education Review
Amicus curiae brief on Enlarged Board of Appeal case G 1/25 (“Hydroponics”)
IP Federation response to UK IPO consultation on changes to the UK designs framework
IP Federation response to the standard essential patents (SEPs) consultation
IPReg consultation on 2026 practising fees, budget and 2026 business plan
IP Federation response to AI and copyright consultation
Microsoft Corporation v Suinno Mobile and AI Technologies Licensing Oy
IP Federation response to the IPReg consultation on the 2025/2026 business plan
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
