This part of the site is up-to-date from 2004; relevant position papers prior to then are obtainable from the Secretariat.
Statement in support of the principles expressed in the proposal for a Council Regulation (EU) on the translation arrangements for the European Union patent, issued by the Commission in July 2010 Privilege, including attorney-client privilege and litigation privilege, in the preliminary set of provisions for the Rules of Procedure of the European and EU Patents Court (EEUPC) General comments on the preliminary set of provisions for the Rules of Procedure of the European and EU Patents Court (EEUPC) PCT enhancement discussion paper Patenting in Europe: response to EGA paper of May 08 Letter to UKPO re latest proposals on harmonisation of patent law February 2006 letter to UKPO re patent harmonisation and IP in developing countries Letter to UKPO November 2005 re: PCT reform: alternative proposals for filing patent applications internationally. Comment to WIPO & UKPO May 2005 on the enlarged concept of novelty in international harmonisation of patents. One page summary of TMPDF position on international harmonisation of grace periods.
Proposed Council Regulation on the translation arrangements for the EU Patent
Document No: PP 9/10
Posted: 23 September 2010
Privilege in the EEUPC
Document No: PP 6/10
Posted: 29 July 2010
Preliminary set of provisions for the Rules of Procedure of the European & EU Patents Court
Document No: PP 5/10
Posted: 29 July 2010
PCT enhancement discussion paper PP02/09
Document No: PP 2/09
Posted: 07 April 2009
Patenting in Europe: response to EGA paper of May 08
Document No: PP 10/08
Posted: 25 September 2008
Patent harmonisation: September 2006
Document No: PP 17/06
Posted: 01 January 2007
Patent harmonisation: key features: February 2006
Document No: PP 8/06
Posted: 01 January 2007
PCT alternatives: November 2005
Document No: PP 42/05
Posted: 01 January 2007
Patent harmonisation: enlarged novelty: May 2005
Document No: PP 24/05
Posted: 01 January 2007
Patent harmonisation: Grace periods: May 2005
Document No: PP 21/05
Posted: 01 January 2007
Improving the IP framework to meet the needs of innovative industry
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
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill – IP Federation response
Reviewing the designs framework – Call for views – IP Federation response
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
