Joint Brexit note providing a short list of the biggest areas where UK government action is neces­sary to ensure continuity and certainty of IP law and to prevent disruption both to undertakings which use IP services and IP service providers. Key recommendations are made in the following areas:

1. Continuation of EU-derived IP rights.
2. Unitary Patent / Unified Patent Court Agreement.
3. Exhaustion of rights.
4. Rights of representation.
5. Mutual recognition of judgments.

and written or supported by the following organisations that represent the main UK IP professions, including IP solicitors, IP barristers, chartered patent attorneys, and chartered trade mark attorneys:

• Law Society of England and Wales 
• Intellectual Property Bar Association 
• Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys 
• Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys 
• IP Federation

IP Federation accounts 31 December 2016: Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2016

The IP Federation is committed to promoting diversity and to providing equal opportunities for all staff and job applicants. We acknowledge the unique contribution that all individuals can make. We do not discriminate against staff on the basis of their gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity, paternity, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, age or any other inappropriate or irrelevant criteria or distinction. We aim to create an inclusive working environment in which all individuals are able to fulfil their potential and make use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.

IP Federation accounts 31 December 2015: Director's Report and Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2015

The Indian Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has con­sti­tuted an IPR Think Tank to draft a National Intellectual Property Policy and to advise DIPP on IPR (intel­lect­ual property rights) issues. The Indian Govern­ment has been con­sulting on the National Intellect­ual Property Policy, and the first official draft was released by DIPP on 25 December 2014.

In its response, policy paper 2/15, the IP Federation first observed that the Think Tank notes that an objective of the Draft IPR Policy should be to “guide and enable all creators and inventors to realize their potential for generating, protecting and utilizing IP which would contribute to wealth creation, employment opportunities and business develop­ment.” It also aims to “foster predictability, clarity and transparency in the entire IP regime in order to provide a secure and stable climate for stimulating inventions and creations, and augmenting research, trade, technology transfer and investment.”

Carol is a UK Chartered Patent Attorney; a European Patent Attor­ney; and also an Associate Member of the Institution of Chemi­cal Engineers. She has over 30 years of experience in patents, having joined the patent profession directly after gaining a degree in Envir­on­mental Chemical En­gin­eering from the University of Exeter. Carol has represented Shell on the Council of the IP Fed­er­a­tion since 2008, and in the past few years has also served as Chair of the IP Federation patent committee.

 

The IP Federation values the contributions made by its solicitor associates. This policy is intended to set out the principles by which the Federation selects and engages with its solicitor associates.

The Federation is reliant on the subscriptions paid by its members and other contributing parties in order to carry out the objects set out in the Articles of Association. This policy sets out the process which will be followed in the event that a subscription is not paid within a specified period of that subscription becoming due.

The IP Federation fully recognises that bribery is a scourge that must be eliminated in all business and political dealings. Not only is bribery wrong, but the slightest hint or accusation of bribery could put at risk the integrity and reputation of the Federation on which its existence and influence depends. The Federation is fully committed to the implementation of the Bribery Act 2010 (“the Act”) which introduced an offence which can be committed by commercial organisations which fail to prevent persons associated with them from carrying out acts of bribery on their behalf. The Federation has taken note of the Ministry of Justice Guidance Note under Section 9 of the Act and believes that, by implementing this policy, it will have in place “adequate procedures” as specified in section 7(2) of the Act. We believe that these procedures also meet Principles 1 to 6 of the Guidance Note.

IP Federation accounts 31 December 2014: Director's Report and Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2014