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C I PA
Journal
incorporating the transactions of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
CEO’s report: what’s in a Fellow and more? Reflections on the Boards of Appeal – and arguments that do not work
PATENTS TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHT
Out for the count? Patent Box reforms Checking up on licensees: an audit clause too far? USA update: – Low down on foreign TMs: are they really used? – Life after a final rejection – More on challenging weak patents: • Versata & CBM reviews? • Branded drugs survive the PTAB A short history of the UP and the UPC
December 2014 w Volume 43 w Number 12