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UK IPO Designs Consultation Overview
20Oct
Webinar UK IPO Designs Consultation Overview
Monday 20 October
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The UK IPO is seeking views in a major consultation to strengthen the UK’s Design Sector. In this webinar, policy makers from the IPO will provide an overview of the technical and wide-ranging designs consultation. It will guide you through how the IPO’s review of the designs system has shaped the proposals in the consultation and explain the reasoning behind some of the proposals for reform. This webinar will also provide CIPA members with an opportunity to engage with IPO policy makers to share views.
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Jeff Lloyd, IPOJeff Lloyd, IPO
Jeff has worked in the IPO since 2019, firstly working on International and Trade Policy, and then in his current role as Deputy Director for Trade Marks and Designs Policy which he took up in July 2021. Jeff leads teams who develop policy and legislation to deliver improvements to the trade marks and designs frameworks. The team also provide expert advice to Ministers, other teams across the IPO and external stakeholders on policy and legal development. Jeff is a career civil servant who, prior to joining the IPO, worked in HM Courts and Tribunal Service, and in the Wales Office.
Leah Jobling, IPOLeah Jobling, IPO
Leah was appointed Head of Designs policy in 2025 to lead the IPO’s major review of the UK design system. Her team develops policy, provides expert advice, and protects the UK’s designs interests internationally. Leah joined the IPO in 2015 as a patent examiner, putting her science background to use in the industrial chemistry group. From 2019, Leah spent 2 years working on trade mark policy and geographical indications around the time of Brexit. Leah then moved in 2021 to the IPO’s Legal team where she provided advice on trade mark law to operational and policy teams, and external stakeholders. During her time in the Legal team, Leah also led the IPO’s operational practice on address for service, working closely with stakeholders.
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