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Welcome to the Sunlit Uplands – 10 things about Brexit and IP
With the Coronavirus pandemic dominating the headlines you might have assumed that Brexit was all finished. However, there’s still plenty to be aware of as far as the UK’s departure from the EU is concerned. So, here are 10 things you need to know about Brexit and Intellectual Property. (more…)
European Patent Litigation Certificate – the Preparatory Committee’s proposal
As highlighted in our post earlier this week the Preparatory Committee’s proposal for the rules for the European Patent Litigation Certificate were agreed at its early September meeting. These rules have now been published (here) along with an Explanatory memo (here). IPcopy has generated a tracked changes version of the latest proposal showing the changes to the rules since the consultation document (tracked changes document here).
As noted below (and in CIPA’s note sent yesterday to the profession) the proposal as agreed by the Preparatory Committee represents a great deal for the UK patent profession and a huge pat on the back is due to those at CIPA, the UKIPO and elsewhere for their efforts on this front. Based on some of the responses received to the consultation IPcopy can only presume that the CCBE and the IPLA aren’t quite so enamoured with the proposal…..hey ho. (more…)
European Patent Litigation Certificate – CIPA’s Public Consultation Seminar
Article 48(2) of the Agreement on the Unified Patent Court (which relates to representation) states: “Parties may alternatively be represented by European Patent Attorneys who are entitled to act as professional representatives before the European Patent Office pursuant to Article 134 of the EPC and who have appropriate qualifications such as a European Patent Litigation Certificate“.
What constitutes a European Patent Litigation Certificate has been the subject of much discussion already (here’s an earlier IPcopy article) and is now the subject of a formal consultation (details here) with a closing date of 25 July.
CIPA has announced that it is to hold a seminar on this subject on 2 July 2014 at CIPA Hall. Full details are after the break or you can click here and jump straight to the CIPA Events page to book your place. (more…)
European Patent Litigation Certificate – Public Consultation
As noted yesterday the Legal Working Group of the Preparatory Committee has launched a consultation on their proposals for the European Patent Litigation Certificate. The consultation timeframe is relatively short and runs until Friday 25 July 2014. Comments are to submitted electronically to secretariat@unified-patent-court.org. The consultation document can be found here and an explanatory memorandum can be found here.
Our initial thoughts on the consultation document (with reference back to the earlier version of this proposal) are noted below. We would welcome your thoughts in the comments section. (more…)
IPReg Consultation on simplifying and modernising the examination system for qualifying as a patent attorney
IPReg has now confirmed that their recent consultation looking at the UK patent attorney exam system has closed. Not surprisingly there were a large number of responses and IPReg is suggesting a minimum of 3 months but more likely 6 months before their conclusions are published.
All the responses will, in time, be published unless you contact them and inform them otherwise.
See below for a selection of published responses to the consultation.
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