Business impact target: non-qualifying regulatory provisions: 17 December 2020 - 16 December 2021
Updated 20 December 2021
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| Excluded category* | Summary of measure(s), including any impact data where available |
|---|---|
| Measures certified as being below de minimis (measures with an EANDCB below +/- £5 million) | The Patents, Trade Marks and Designs (Address for Service) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Rules 2020 (SI 2020/1317). The IPO funded IP audits for 271 businesses and approved 59 IP Access applications for funding to implement audit recommendations. In addition to this, the network of Patent Libraries, for which we have provided IP training, have provided business-related workshops and seminars to 20,044 attendees and provided 5,391 IP clinics and responses to email enquiries on IP-related matters. IPO dealt with the following number of applications between 17 December 2020 and 21 November 2021: Patent Applications: 17,493. Trade Mark Applications: 154,468. Designs Applications: 57,137. |
| EU Regulations, Decisions and Directives and other international obligations, including the implementation of the EU Withdrawal Bill and EU Withdrawal Agreement | |
| Measures certified as concerning EU Withdrawal Bill operability measures | The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/1052). The Intellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/265). The Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/269) . The Intellectual Property (Copyright and Related Rights) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/605). The Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/638). The Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/801). The Intellectual Property (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1050). The Supplementary Protection Certificates (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/1471). The Trade Marks and International Trade Marks (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021. |
| Pro-competition. | |
| Systemic Financial Risk. | |
| Civil Emergencies. | |
| Fines and Penalties. | |
| Misuse of Drugs. | |
| Measures certified as relating to the safety of tenants, residents and occupants in response to the Grenfell tragedy. | |
| Casework. | |
| Education, communications and promotion. | IPO updated practice and guidance on the relationship between trade marks and GIs in view of the NI protocol. The IPO updated the Manual of Patent Practice to provide guidance on any relevant case law over the period. |
| Activity related to policy development. | |
| Changes to management of regulator. |
*For detailed guidance on the exclusion categories, please see Better regulation framework.