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The government is seeking views on changes to how foreign nationals qualify for broadcasting and performance rights in UK copyright law
Summary The UK is party to various international agreements on copyright…
The government is implementing the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. We are seeking your views on the possible options for implementation.
1. Introduction The UK has a strong audiovisual sector. The Gross Value…
The 2022/23 annual review of the IPO’s work monitoring collective management organisations and other licensing bodies.
Introduction The Collective Management of Copyright (EU Directive)…
The Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) arrangement sets out the UK and Taiwan’s priorities for future ETP discussions.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
We are seeking views on a package of changes to improve services in support of the Intellectual Property Office’s (IPO) digital Transformation programme.
We are seeking views on how the IP legal framework can better support the One IPO Transformation programme.
The government is undertaking a call for views on standard essential patents. To better understand the current framework’s function to support innovation.
We are seeking views on how to make the designs framework better and encourage creativity, innovation and give the UK a competitive edge.
A consultation on AI and IP covering: copyright in works made by AI; text and data mining using copyright material; and patents for inventions devised by AI
This document summarises patent harmonisation proposals from three user groups (AIPPI, FICPI & IT3). We are seeking your views to support ongoing international discussions.
The government is seeking evidence and views on the implementation of The Copyright (Free Public Showing or Playing) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
We are seeking views on the UK’s future regime for the exhaustion of intellectual property rights which will underpin the UK’s system of parallel trade.
The government is reviewing the impact of the repeal of section 52 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and related amendments made in 2016.
This informal Call for Evidence seeks views on the cost and effectiveness of judicial processes when protecting IP rights in the UK.
The government is implementing the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. We are seeking your views on how we should do this.
This document poses a number of questions on how we think the IP framework currently relates to AI and the future of AI and IP policy.
The IPO is calling for views on proposed changes to the Address for Service rules. This will cover patents, trade marks and designs.
We’re seeking views on proposals to fix issues in supplementary protection certificate (SPC) law in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit.
The government ran a call for views in summer 2019 about proposals to fix retained SPC law. This government response sets out changes to this law to ensure it works at the end of the transition period.
The government is seeking views on how the UK can implement the Marrakesh Treaty.
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