Publications
Total Documents: 253
The first six months of the UPC: A summary of its orders and decisions
IP Federation Gangnam-style
David Overington Lewis OBE, 1931–2023
Design Law – What Awaits in 2024?
IP Federation Patent Committee – expertise in practice
Copyright, Data and AI – What are we trying to achieve anyway?
Patent law harmonisation
Substantive patent law harmonisation (SPLH)
Since last year’s Review, there has been considerable activity in substantive patent law harmonisation (SPLH) . In early 2023, the EPO carried out a consultation amongst user organisations, including hosting two seminars at the EPO. The IP Federation provided a response to the consultation and was represented at the seminars. . In July, a plenary session of the B+ Group of nations’ patent experts was held. The EPO gave a short summary of the results of its earlier consultation process. 79% were in favour of a grace period provided this was part of a balanced package with a “safety net” for third parties. There was support for “deep” harmonisation of prior user rights with objective criteria for these. From the EPO’s perspective the takeaways from the consultation process were that Europe was interested in SPLH and that there was a readiness and momentum in Europe to accept a grace period as part of an SPLH package.IP Federation annual accounts 31 December 2022
Resolution of the IP Federation Council September 2023
- change the registered office address to 2nd Floor, Viaro House, 20-23 Holborn, London EC1N 2JD