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0 10.05.2013

New bill proposes reformed intellectual property laws in the UK

Press Release from Department of Business, Innovation and Skills

UK businesses who want to protect their products and technologies through patents and design rights will be better off as a result of a new Intellectual Property Bill tabled today by Intellectual Property (IP) Minister Lord Younger.

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0 08.05.2013

QUEEN'S SPEECH

NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BILL – ERR BILL, CLAUSE 65 – WILL IT HELP DESIGNERS?

The Government is at last taking intellectual property seriously with recommendations for criminal sanctions for deliberate design infringement, however, Clause 65 of the ERR Bill will do little for the majority of designs created after 1989.

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0 01.05.2013

GOVERNMENT RECOMMENDS CRIMINAL SANCTIONS FOR REGISTERED DESIGN INFRINGEMENT

IP AND DESIGN REFORMS ANNOUNCED BY GOVERNMENT

CRIMINAL SANCTIONS FOR DELIBERATE REGISTERED DESIGN INFRINGEMENT

The Government published its formal response to the Consultation on the Reform of the UK Designs Legal Framework to modernise the process for the designs registration system and improve enforcement. The IPO has confirmed that it hopes to take these recommendations forward at the earliest opportunity.

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0 26.04.2013

IT’S WORLD IP DAY TODAY 26 April 2013!

The Next Generation – Creators: What is the future?

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)  holds an annual global initiative to celebrate intellectual property. This year the theme is “The Next Generation – Creators: What is the future”.

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0 22.04.2013

ACID MEMBER LEE BROOM - MILAN SUCCESS LAST WEEK – THIS WEEK WESTMINSTER!

Hot foot from this year’s Milan Design Week, where his stunning Crystal Bulb collection was presented, Lee Broom and his fellow director, Charles Rudgard, will speak at this year’s IPAN World Intellectual Property Day event on 24 April at Westminster. Other speakers include the Minister for Intellectual Property, Viscount Younger, and Luke Johnson, FT columnist and former Chairman of Channel 4. Lee and Charles will speak on, 'How clear IP rights for Innovation and Brands help support export-led growth.'

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