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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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Artificial intelligence inventions – IPO update

On 7 May 2024, the UK Intellectual Property Office has updated its guidance in relation to the examination of patent applications relating to artificial intelligence inventions, following the judgment of the Court in Emotional Perception AI Ltd v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.

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UPC Registration – time is running out!

CIPA encourages all Fellows and EPA members who are qualified to act as representatives at the UPC to register before the deadline of 1 June 2024.

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Invent, protect and prosper – patent guidance for innovative business

If you run a UK business, large or small, and you create your own new products or processes, you could boost your profits by patenting your developments.

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Practical considerations around MyEPO/fee changes from 1 April 2024

European patent attorneys and support staff need to be aware of important changes relating to the EPO’s online systems and fee arrangements that come into force on 1 April 2024.

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UK leads the way in IP-secured lending for high-growth SMEs

In what is claimed to be a banking world-first in terms of its availability and affordability, NatWest has launched lending for high-growth SMEs secured against their intellectual property...

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Technical issues delaying the start of IP Paralegal examination to be investigated

A technical bug affecting the PEBX examination portal during the Introductory Certificate in Patent Administration examination today (25 January) prevented candidates from accessing the Question Paper, Resource Pack and Answer documents at the start of the examination.

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> What Our Stakeholders Think <

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

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)

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

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