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IPO updates guidance on AI patent examination

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Presiding Judge of the Unified Patent Court responds to CIPA letter about representation rights of in-house attorneys

CIPA President Bobby Mukherjee has received a response from the Presiding Judge of the UPC Court of Appeal to his open letter of last week...

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CIPA President writes to UPC Court of Appeal in defence of the representation rights of in-house counsel

CIPA President Dr Bobby Mukherjee has today (24 January) sent an open letter to the Unified Patent Court's Court of Appeal judges...

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Advanced Patent Paralegal Course 2025

The long-awaited Advanced Patent Paralegal Course is launching as a virtual course for the first time in April 2025. The course runs from April through to December 2025 with the assessments taking place following Units 1, 2 and 3. There is no assessment following Unit 4.

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Dr Bobby Mukherjee sets out his priorities as CIPA’s 116th President

Dr Bobby Mukherjee, Head of IP at BAE Systems plc, has set out his priorities as the new President of CIPA...

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PEB consultation on the proposed changes to final diploma examinations

CIPA's comments on the proposed changes to final diploma (‘FD’) examinations in 2025.

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Could your client be the next to win an Earthshot Prize?

CIPA needs any nominations for the 2025 Earthshot Prize by Friday 29 November, to ensure there is sufficient time to enter all clients' details before nominations close on Wednesday 11 December 2024.

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CIPA calls for government action to address the decline of British patent filings overseas

British businesses are falling behind European competitors in the international patent protection of their technology. This problem is detailed in our report Innovation and Patents in the UK, published today (26 August).

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UK IPO launches new SME financial support scheme, IP Advance

For many years, the IPO has provided targeted financial support to innovating, high-growth potential small and medium-sized enterprise (SMEs), helping them access professional expertise. Our IP Audit scheme provided funding towards an audit report, and our IP Access scheme...

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CIPA has successfully navigated another year making full use of their impressive talents and creativity. CIPA’s members and leadership have been generous with their feedback on many aspects of EPO policy and practice, especially with regard to oral proceedings by vico.

Steve Rowan, Vice President, European Patent Office

CIPA plays a vital role in maintaining our position as a knowledge based economy and as a major jurisdiction for filing, maintaining and litigating IP rights. I value my links with the institute and the attorney professions as a whole.

Sir Colin Birss, Lord Justice of Appeal, Court of Appeal of England and Wales

DIT values CIPA’s advice and active support in International Trade Week and in preparing to negotiate IP chapters in the UK’s Free Trade Agreements with Australia, New Zealand and accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Antoinette Graves, Intellectual Property Team, Trade Policy, Department for International Trade (DIT)

CIPA is one of the EPO’s most valued partners and we deeply appreciate the input provided by its members. Our exchanges are always insightful, but in times of crisis, as we’ve seen during the pandemic, this close contact with CIPA has been crucial.

António Campinos, President, European Patent Office

CIPA does a really good job of representing the interests and needs of patent attorneys. They make us listen and understand and our decision-making is all the better for it.

Lord Smith, Chairman, Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg)

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