Council Minutes
Lee Davies, Chief Executive
CIPA Journal
June 2021 / Volume 50 / Number 6
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EPO oral proceedings: online is the new normal
Tom Bridgwater, Sophie Newgas and Nivedha Radhakrishnan, trainee patent attorneys at Venner Shipley, share their experiences of online oral proceedings at the EPO. As new trainees starting at Venner Shipley,…
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Maternal mental health
Maternal mental health is, quite frankly, something I have not given enough thought to during my time in the profession, or life. I would guess the same can be said…
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IPO publishes its Corporate Plan 2021-2022
The Intellectual Property Office in the UK (IPO) has published its annual Corporate Plan for 2021. The plan outlines the IPO’s planned activity and targets for 2021-22. Targets in this…
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Visas not needed for travel to EPO
German and Dutch governments confirm visas are not needed for travel to EPO This update from CIPA’s Chief Executive was emailed to CIPA members on 4 June 2021. At a…
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News
Visas not needed for travel to EPO
Lee Davies, Chief Executive
EPO – Oral proceedings by videoconference
CIPA
Call for views on repeal of section 52 of CDPA
CIPA
Future regime for exhaustion of IP rights
CIPA
New online patent filing services
Geoff Court, IPO
IPO publishes its Corporate Plan 2021-2022
IPO update
Decisions
Patent decisions – EPO
Rachael Cartwright (Bristows)
Patent decisions – UK courts
Beck Greener
Patent decisions – UK IPO
David Pearce (Barker Brettell) and Callum Docherty (J A Kemp)
Trade mark decisions – EUIPO
Bird & Bird LLP
Trade mark decisions – UK
Bird & Bird LLP
Personal
Announcements
Iain Ross
Funny stories wanted for new book
Sam Funnell
IP Inclusive update
Andrea Brewster OBE
Members list 2.0
CIPA update
Yellow Sheet
Yellow Sheet
Informals Committee
Maternal mental health
Alice Smart (Appleyard Lees)
EPO oral proceedings: online is the new normal
Venner Shipley
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021: Connect with nature
Lindsay Pike