Opposition to the proposed introduction of criminal sanctions for registered design infringement

Letter to the UK IPO (Intellectual Property Office) on criminal sanctions for Registered Design infringement (Clause 13, IP Bill); appointed persons at appeal for Registered Designs (Clause 10, IP Bill); Unregistered Design Right (UDR) qualification – CDPA SS. 217 to 221; and Unregistered Design Right – functional designs

Response to IPReg ABS (alternative business structures) licensing consultation

Letter to John Alty expressing concern about the recent decision in India to grant a compulsory licence on the ground that the patented product was not manufactured by the patentee or its licensee in India

Response to the IPReg Second Consultation on Replacement of the CIPA Higher Courts Qualification Regulations and the ITMA Trade Mark Litigator and Trade Mark Advocate Certificate Regulations, urging IPReg to reconsider its second round of proposals

Response to the Intellectual Property Office’s call for evidence in relation to the design sector closing on 11 November 2011, aiming to gain a better understanding of whether the design rights system in the UK is geared to the needs of business

Response to consultation on litigation rights supporting IPReg in its proposals to issue a revised qualification regime for patent attorney and trade mark attorney litigators to facilitate the grant of relevant rights to registered patent and trade mark attorneys

Response to IPO consultation dated 6 June 2011 to investigate the impact, if any, of UK patent legislation on the conduct of clinical and field trials involving pharmaceuticals in the UK

Response to the Intellectual Property Office’s formal consultation dated 31 January 2011, which sets out proposals to amend the Patents Act to provide for online patent document inspection, introducing a new section 118A into the Act which contains an exception from copyright.

Response to the Review of Intellectual Property and Growth: Call for Evidence with a deadline of 4 March 2011.

Contrary to the sceptical opinions held by some, the IP systems in the UK, in the rest of Europe, and elsewhere when in compliance with inter­national agreements, are generally sound. They are not broken and do not need major adjustment. The first need is to improve quality and efficiency within the existing systems.