Response on Draft Examination Guidelines

Consultations

18 April 2016

CIPA supports the provision of an online Designs Manual, and are grateful for the opportunity to comment on its contents.

Our general point is that it is important to clarify the relationship between the Manual, on the one hand, and the existing Design Practice Notices.

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Date Published: 18 April 2016

CIPA response on Draft Examination Guidelines

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