Elections for Council
Lee Davies, Chief Executive
CIPA Journal
July-August 2021 / Volume 50 / Number 7-8
Featured
Patent waiver will not speed global vaccine roll-out
At an event organised by CIPA on 16 June 2021, two leading vaccine scientists said that a proposed patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccines would not speed up rollout in lower-income…
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Elections for Council
At the AGM on 3 November 2021, we will elect Fellows to serve a three-year term on Council from 1 January 2022 through to 31 December 2024. We will also…
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EPO oral proceedings by videoconference
The European Patent Office can continue to hold oral proceedings by videoconference without the consent of all parties. In a much-anticipated ruling on the legality of oral proceedings by videoconference…
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New Senior Leaders’ Pledge
IP Inclusive announcement, 29 July 2021. IP Inclusive’s senior leaders’ think tank is delighted to announce the launch of a new ‘Leaders’ Pledge’. Its aim is to help senior professionals…
Council News
Council Minutes – May 2021
Lee Davies, Chief Executive
Council Minutes – June 2021
Lee Davies, Chief Executive
Council Minutes – July 2021
Lee Davies, Chief Executive
News
Agreement with Australia heralds full trade deal with ambitious IP provisions
Neil Lampert
Government confirms commitment to EPC in its approach to CPTPP
Neil Lampert
IPO update
IPO update
Patent waiver will not speed global vaccine roll-out
Neil Lampert
Re-filing of EUIPO
CIPA
The patent profession and the future of work
Neil Lampert, CIPA Deputy Chief Executive
Decisions
Patent decisions – UK courts
Beck Greener
Patent decisions – UK IPO
David Pearce and Callum Docherty
Patent decisions – EPO
Bristows
Trade mark decisions – UK
Bird & Bird LLP
Trade mark decisions – EUIPO
Bird & Bird LLP
Personal
Announcements
Iain Ross
CIPA-CITMA Cricket Club update
Andy Spurr
Funny stories wanted for new book
Sam Funnell
IP Inclusive update
Andrea Brewster OBE
New Senior Leaders’ Pledge
IP Inclusive
CIPA’s Chief Executive commits to the IP Inclusive Senior Leaders’ Pledge
Lee Davies, Chief Executive
Yellow Sheet
Yellow Sheet
Informals Committee
World Bicycle Day: A history of bicycles through patents
Rob Walker (Mewburn Ellis)
PEB-Informals Committee – inaugural meeting
Informals Committee
Furlough and EPO period for training
Joel Briscoe
CPD & Education
Videoconferencing at the EPO
Caelia Bryn-Jacobsen