CIPA JOURNAL Incorporating the transactions of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys
Review of UK patent cases in 2019 Bristows team
Paper copies of patents cited in searches IPO update
Registered design applications in Singapore
March 2020 / Volume 49 / Number 3
Yellow Sheet – a letter to my younger self Julia Florence
IP Scholars Programme & Radio 4 Appeal in2scienceUK
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UP FRONT
ARTICLES
EDUCATION
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Review of UK patent cases in 2019
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Life Sciences Conference
Bristows team
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Business Development & Soft Skills – the other side of IP
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Institute events Non-Institute events
Council Minutes
Lee Davies
NEWS 5
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#UsToo?
Promoting dignity at work within the IP profession Jim Pearson
North American Roadshows
CIPA IP Roadshows in the US and Canada 6
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Save the date
Student Conference 2020
Official news
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IPO, Government, EPO and WIPO updates
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Government will not seek to be part of the UP/UPC system Paper copies of patents cited in searches
Beck Greener 35
Examining patent applications
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The Times publishes IP report Singapore update – registered designs
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New Brexit guidance for the transition period
IPO update
Ian Mirandah and Ang Chuan Heng
IPO decisions
David Pearce & Callum Docherty 36
IPO update 6
Patent decisions
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Andrea Brewster 54 57 58
in2scienceUK update
IP Scholars Programme and BBC Radio 4 Appeal Luke McKelvey
Trade marks
Bird & Bird 58
New PR videos
THE PINKS 59
Volume 49, number 3
Yellow Sheet A Letter to My Younger Self
Julia Florence
EPO decisions
Bristows
IP Inclusive update
Courses; Support; International; Recruitment
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NEWS
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Singapore update – registered designs Novelty checks for registered design applications in Singapore.
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n Circular No. 1/2019 (5 April 2019) and a follow up Circular No. 4/2019 (29 November 2019), the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) indicated that it has heightened its checks on the declaration of novelty in registered design applications. A registered design application that is not new or does not meet the registration criteria may be refused. Whilst this is provided for under section 17(2) of the Registered Designs Act the section has seldom been invoked by the Registrar. To provide clarity on the objection(s), the Registrar will include at least one example, in support of their opinion, citing how the subject matter of the application is the same as or differs from the example(s) only in immaterial details or in features that are variants commonly used in the trade. This is a shift in the position taken by IPOS in 2016. Following a comprehensive review of the registered designs regime, it was decided that substantive examination procedures for design applications would not be implemented, so as to maintain a quick registration process and significantly lower the cost of registration for the applicant. Registered design applications prior to the release of the two 8
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circulars were checked for compliance with formalities only. With this latest guidance, new design applications in Singapore will now be subject to some form of substantive examination. It remains to be seen how stringent and extensive the Registrars will be in implementing the heightened checks. A heightened check on the novelty of the design application may be welcomed by most applicants as they might not have the resources and means to perform selfassessment checks prior to applying for design protection. With the Registrar now performing this heightened check at no additional cost, registered designs granted under this new scheme are bolstered against challenges and oppositions. This should provide greater confidence to registered design owners when exploiting their rights for commercial gains and enforcement actions in suspected infringement cases. In addition, nonregistrable designs can be nipped in the bud, saving the proprietors and companies resources and effort in maintaining their intellectual property portfolio. The process for responding to a deficiency notice remains unchanged. When a deficiency notice is received, the applicant will have three months
from the date of notice to file a response. If an applicant does not agree with the deficiencies raised, they should reply to the Registrar in writing with their arguments. If the Registrar accepts his submission, the application will proceed to registration. Otherwise, it will be refused. The applicant can request for the due date to respond to the notice be deferred by up to four instances. The request for extension has to be submitted prior to the expiry of the due date to respond to the deficiency notice, and official fees are payable for the third and fourth requests. If there is no response filed by the expiry date of the notice, the application shall be treated as withdrawn. It is worth noting that a withdrawn application may still be reinstated if a request along with a response to the deficiencies is filed within six months from the date that the application is treated as withdrawn. Official fees are payable when responding to the Registrar. In essence, applicants have some flexibility when responding to deficiency notices, which can possibly be exploited to suit prosecuting strategies. A heightened check of the declaration of novelty by the Singapore Registrar appears to be a positive progression towards improving the quality of Singapore design applications. This mirrors the recent developments of the Singapore patent regime from a selfassessment system to a positive grant system, which has gained recognition in the region (if not globally). This latest development will no doubt enhance Singapore’s position as a global IP hub in Asia and eventually bring about greater benefits to all stakeholders. Ian Mirandah and Ang Chuan Heng (Shawn); see more at www.mirandah.com www.cipa.org.uk
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REVIEW OF 2019
Review of UK patent cases in 2019 By the Bristows team – Brian Cordery, Dominic Adair, Katie Cambrook, Naomi Hazenberg, Emma Trott, Nadine Bleach and Lucy Sewter
Introduction 2019 was a busy year in the English Patents Courts and a return to high output: the total case count of 86 decisions being the highest of the past four years. As with 2017 and 2018, there were two decisions from the Supreme Court; one of which addressed an issue of widespread application, in this case the question of inventive step and expectation of success in relation to a dosage regimen patent for the drug, tadalafil1. However, in contrast to the Actavis2 decision of 2017, the tadalafil ruling from the Supreme Court3 did not change the landscape in any significant way. 2019 also brought interesting decisions in both the life sciences and technology arenas from the lower courts, although some aspects of the former remain unchanged: for example, the 2019 developments in the law relating to supplementary protection certificates (‘SPC’) illustrates that it continues to confuse and confound many practitioners. The Unified Patent Court (‘UPC’) spent another year in a holding pattern, but in light of Brexit and the expected decision from the German Federal Constitutional Court, there are signs that the next year or two will bring significant and rapid developments. Returning from retirement for one last outing, Alan Johnson tells us that the project may not be dead yet. The year also included the following events:
In the autumn, Mr Justice Arnold was promoted to the Court of Appeal. His decade of first instance patent jurisprudence represents a remarkable achievement. He has addressed almost every substantive area of patent law and will no doubt continue to develop it from a higher bench.
The Supreme Court heard, but did not decide, the joined Unwired Planet and Conversant cases on fair reasonable and non-discriminatory (‘FRAND’) licence terms and related issues. Hundreds, if not thousands of practitioners, tunedVolume 49, number 3
in to the live video feed to watch the proceedings and seek an answer to the big question on many minds: will English courts retain the ability to set the terms and royalty rate(s) of a global licence? Watch this space in early 2020 to find out. In the meantime, disputes relating to jurisdiction dominated cases concerning FRAND and encumbered many standard essential patents (‘SEPs’).
Jurisprudence on the doctrine of equivalents continues to develop. His Honour Judge Hacon gave some interesting judgments, including on the application of equivalence to numerical ranges and on a German-style Formstein defence.
Finally, and sadly, a long shadow was cast over the year by the passing away of Mr Justice Henry Carr in July. Both as a barrister and later as a Judge, Henry Carr J provided great inspiration to a generation of intellectual property lawyers. He was kind-hearted, fair-minded and warm-spirited and the whole IP community is still coming to terms with the loss. As with previous years, this review attempts to summarise the most important decisions on a topic-by-topic basis. The UK Patents Act 1977 is referred to as the “Act”, the European Patent Convention 2000 as the “EPC”, Regulation (EU) No. 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 as the “Brussels Regulation Recast”, Regulation (EC) No. 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products as the “SPC Regulation” and Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market as the “Plant Protection Products Regulation”. As ever, the authors have endeavoured to cover every MARCH 2020
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Looking ahead to 2020 The end of January 2020 brought the UK certainty with regard to the fact of Brexit, although the terms of our future relationship with the EU remain to be resolved. An aspect of this future relationship of upmost importance to the patent industry, though perhaps not front and central in the mind of the UK government, is the question of our participation in the UPC and the Unitary Patent System. Practitioners will wait with bated breath both as to the outcome of the German Federal Constitutional Court challenge and the ongoing negotiations with Brussels. However, there is every reason to be confident that, whatever the outcome, the UK patent system will remain one of the flagship jurisdictions of Europe. 2020 is also expected to bring the following significant developments in UK patent litigation and practice:
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Unwired Planet and Conversant cases is expected to be handed down in the first few months of the year. This will answer the thorny questions of the Court’s jurisdiction over and the exercise of its discretion to set global FRAND licence terms, the scope for a patentee to offer discounted rates to any licensee whilst still complying with the “nondiscriminatory” aspects of their FRAND obligation, and the rigidity of the Huawei v ZTE CJEU framework. Practitioners are hopeful that this will be applied in one of the upcoming FRAND determinations listed before the High Court in the first half of the year (in
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the Conversant and Philips trials). 2020 may also bring guidance as to the principles applicable to damages for historic infringement of an SEP when there is no forward-looking FRAND licence;
In February 2020, the Supreme Court will hear the appeal in Regeneron v Kymab. This appeal is likely to tackle important questions relating to insufficiency and in particular the issue of what amounts to a “principle of general application”.
SPC enthusiasts remain ever hopeful that year ahead will bring clarity in relation to several issues including the long-running debate on the meaning of “protected by a basic patent”, whether the principles set down in the Neurim case are sound and whether SPC applications based on third-party MAs are allowable. Experience suggests that very little clarity will be forthcoming.
The summer of 2020 is likely to see the appointment of several new judges to the Patents Court. It is a requirement of any flourishing patents Court system to have specialist judges who are diligent and fair-minded. We await with interest any news of the appointments.
The authors in the Bristows team are Brian Cordery, Dominic Adair, Katie Cambrook, Naomi Hazenberg, Emma Trott, Nadine Bleach and Lucy Sewter: they can be contacted via the firm’s website www.bristows.com.
REVIEW of UK PATENT CASES in 2019 For more information on Bristows LLP or the authors of this review, please visit www.bristows.com
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Nadine Bleach Associate
Katie Cambrook Senior Associate
Naomi Hazenberg Senior Associate
Lucy Sewter Litigation Support Manager
Emma Trott Associate
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#UsToo?
#UsToo? Promoting dignity at work within the IP profession. By Jim Pearson (Fellow)
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nless you’ve completely cut yourself off from the rest of society and all forms of news and social media (I could understand why you might have given how the world seems to be evolving politically in the last few years), you will know that the words “me too” have acquired what some might refer to as a secondary meaning. There will be many of you who read this article who will know what #metoo refers to as a result of experiencing such things first-hand. If you need a reminder though, the hash tag #metoo went viral on Twitter in 2017 following the multiple sexual-abuse allegations against American film producer Harvey Weinstein, who (as of 24 February 2020) is awaiting sentencing subsequent to being found guilty in the US of sexual assault and rape1. The resulting “Me Too movement” is a movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault, particularly in the workplace2.
What constitutes sexual harassment? Just to be clear here, I should probably give some examples of what constitutes sexual harassment in the workplace3: indecent or suggestive remarks (e.g. comments of a sexual nature about someone’s body and/or attire); making jokes of a sexual nature; sharing, whether intentionally or otherwise, comments of a sexual nature about another person; questions, jokes, or suggestions about a colleague’s sex life; the display of pornography in the workplace; circulating material of a sexual nature (by email or social media or messaging platforms, for example); unwelcome and inappropriate touching (e.g. placing hand on lower back or knee), hugging or kissing; and unwelcome verbal sexual advances, or requests/demands for sexual favours. Volume 49, number 3
Stereotypes Not all perpetrators are senior heterosexual men and not all victims are less senior women. However, it is the case that women are significantly more likely to be a victim and men are more likely to be the perpetrator4. I’ve focused on this typical type of sexual harassment in this article, although many of my comments will apply to instances of sexual harassment where different genders and/or different sexual orientations are involved. As a middle-aged white male partner in a private practice firm of patent attorneys and trade mark attorneys I can’t say that I’ve personally been on the receiving end of any sexual harassment in my professional life. But, as a father of four daughters I didn’t need to subscribe to twitter.com/EverydaySexism to get familiar with the types of behaviour girls and women have to endure every day – including both derogatory name-calling at school (we’re not quite sure why a boy at one of my daughters’ schools felt it appropriate to repeatedly call one of their classmates a slut) and casually-made threats of sexual violence (one of a pair of local boys shouting at the eldest of two of my daughters that his mate was “gonna rape your little sister” – her little sister was 11 at the time). The latter incident was pretty scary and shocking for me (there was more to it than this, but it got resolved in an OK way, quickly enough). All in all, I’ve been saddened that my daughters have had to toughen themselves up to this kind of behaviour already.
Depressing statistics The prevalence of sexual harassment is not limited to the school playground of course. Are my daughters going to have to continue to battle against this as they eventually (I hope) get some paid employment somewhere? If recent stats are anything to go by, if you are a young woman working today you will more MARCH 2020
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INSTITUTE EVENTS
CIPA events 2020 For a complete list of CIPA events please see the website – www.cipa.org.uk/whats-on/events.
Thursday 12 March 2020 Webinar
PROTECTING PATENTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Followed by a great networking opportunity. See the full programme online. CPD: 3.5 Price: £238.80 | £159.60 members
Time: 12.30–13.30 As the dynamic economies of Southeast Asia continue to build manufacturing capacity in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to consumer electronics, patent infringement has emerged as a growing problem in the region. What options do foreign patent holders have to fight infringement in these important markets? In this hourlong webinar, IP experts from renowned Southeast Asian firm Tilleke & Gibbins will outline the available enforcement routes (civil, criminal, and/or administrative) and border control procedures in Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam, and share best practices gained from years in the field. Speakers: Loc Xuan Le and Wongrat Ratanaprayul (Tilleke & Gibbins) CPD: 1; Prices: £73.20 | £49.20 members Thursday 19 March 2020 Regional Meeting
EAST OF ENGLAND MEETING Time: from 12.30 Location: Tamburlaine Hotel, 27-29 Station Rd, Cambridge CB1 2FB A range of speakers covering different aspects of IP including: • 20/20 Vision – thoughts and tips for patent attorneys, from a litigation solicitor Mark Pearce (Mills & Reeve) • Tips for EPO practitioners to respond to rejections at the USPTO Jaime Choi (Eversheds Sutherland) • Effective working relationships – private practice and in-house attorneys Sally Curran (AstraZeneca) 50 CIPA JOURNAL
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broadening by omitting features. Based on case law examples, the following questions will be discussed:
Thursday 19 March 2020 Webinar
EPO OPPOSITIONS & USPTO PTAB PROCEEDINGS Time: 12.30–13.30 Proceedings before the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are often likened to oppositions before the EPO. However, there are many differences between the two types of proceedings and practitioners must adopt different strategies in order to succeed. Maeve O’Flynn and Josh Goldberg, Partners from Finnegan’s London and Washington DC offices, will compare the proceedings, and will address potential synergies and conflicts when proceedings are pending or anticipated in both jurisdictions. Speakers: Maeve O’Flynn and Joshua Goldberg (Finnegan LLP) CPD: 1; Prices: £73.20 | £49.20 members Friday 20 March 2020 Webinar
ADDED SUBJECT-MATTER: DOES THE EPO APPLY A STRICTER APPROACH THAN OTHER OFFICES? Time: 12.30–13.30 The EPO has a reputation for being stricter than other patent offices when assessing added subject-matter according to article 123(2) EPC. But is this really the case? In this webinar, the added subject-matter approach of the EPO will be compared to other jurisdictions like the US for specific topics such as intermediate generalisations and claim
• What are the differences in examining added subject-matter between the EPO and other patent offices? • What are the reasons for these differences / What is the legal background? • Is the EPO actually more restrictive than other offices in examining added subject-matter? Speaker: Jens Horstmannshoff (EPO) CPD: 1; Prices: £73.20 | £49.20 members Tuesday 24 March 2020 Webinar
POZZOLI & ITS APPLICATION IN ENGLISH HIGH COURT PROCEEDINGS Time: 12.30–13.30 This webinar will cover the basics on how to apply the Pozzoli test; comparing Pozzoli and “problem solution” and electing independent validity in English High Court litigation. There will also be worked examples to provide a greater understanding in this webinar. Speaker: Chris Hall (11 South Square) Chair: Gareth Morgan (CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP) CPD: 1; Prices: £73.20 | £49.20 members
The Patent Agents Golfing Society is holding its first meeting of 2020 on Tuesday 31 March at Swinley Forest Golf Club, Ascot. To find out more information and to book onto the event, please email kereiss@cipa.org.uk
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application to computer-implemented inventions at the IPO. The webinar will cover in detail each step of the Aerotel approach and the assessment of technical contribution using the AT& T signposts. Thursday 26 March 2020 Webinar
Speaker: Kalim Yasseen (IPO) CPD: 1; Prices: £73.20 | £49.20 members
UPDATE ON SPCs Time: 12.30–13.30 An update on recent caselaw on SPCs: the end of the Truvada (Gilead v Teva and others) saga; the CJEU decisions of 2019 reviewed; discussion of the latest references; some thoughts on the SPC manufacturing waiver and finally, some speculation about what the future holds for SPCs in the UK, having “taken back control”. Speaker: Duncan Curley (Innovate Legal) CPD: 1; Prices: £73.20 | £49.20 members Monday 6 April 2020 Webinar
FREEDOM TO OPERATE Time: 12.30–13.30 Establishing freedom to operate is as, if not more, important for commercialisation than obtaining patent protection. As a patent attorney, knowing when and how to advise the client on searching and what to look for in the evaluation is key; dealing with any threats identified may be the difference between success and failure regardless of how well protected the technology is. Speaker: Nicola Baker-Munton (Stratagem IPM) CPD: 1; Prices: £73.20 | £49.20 members Thursday 9 April 2020 Webinar
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TOP TIPS FOR STUDYING UNDER PRESSURE 2020 Time: 12.30–13.30
Thursday 30 April 2019 Conference
STUDENT CONFERENCE 2020 Time: from 09.30-17.00 Location: Etc.venues Maple House, 150 Corporation Street, Birmingham B4 6TB We are happy to announce the first ever CIPA Student Conference 2020 Following feedback from some student events, we realised that there was a demand for a conference tailored specifically for our student members who were no longer new starters. Working with the Informals Honorary Secretary, we have put together a programme we hope provides useful information and support for our trainees regardless of how far down the process of becoming qualified they are. This conference will cover topics such as soft skills training and how to cope with clients and work life; exam and post qualification guidance; PCT for EQE Students and many more topics to be confirmed.
Exam stress isn’t just the pressure of the day itself, both the lead up and the follow on can be just as nerve wracking. This webinar will offer tips and advice on how to prepare for exams whilst balancing revision with full time employment. Speaker: Elizabeth Rimmer (LawCare) CPD: 1; Prices: Free – members only Thursday 14 May 2020 Regional Meeting
MIDLANDS MEETING Time: from 12.30 Location: Clayton Hotel, Albert Street, Birmingham B5 5JE Come and join CIPA at the Midlands Regional Meeting 2020. There will be a range of speakers giving talks on different aspects of IP as well as a great networking opportunity after the event. See the full programme online. CPD: 3.5 Price: £238.80 | £159.60 members
CPD: 7 Prices: £192 members only Thursday 7 May 2020 Webinar
COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE & PATENT MAPPING – STRATEGY, REPORTS & TOOLS Time: 12.30–13.30 A live demonstration on how to perform a patent mapping and competitive intelligence report using the tools available in patent search databases (including PatWorld and Orbit Questel), while also exploring the added value from a patent search specialist.
Thursday 11 June 2020 Regional Meeting
WEST OF ENGLAND MEETING Time: from 12.30 Location: Marriot Royal Hotel, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TA Come and join CIPA at the West of England Regional Meeting 2020. There will be a range of speakers giving talks on different aspects of IP as well as a great networking opportunity after the event. See the full programme online. CPD: 3.5 Price: £238.80 | £159.60 members MARCH 2020
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IP INCLUSIVE
IP Inclusive update By Andrea Brewster OBE
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Extending our reach: persuading more people of the importance of diversity and inclusion (D&I) to the IP professions, targeting in particular D&I opponents and sceptics; people from outside the “minority” groups, who believe that D&I are irrelevant or that IP Inclusive is not “for them”; and senior people in decision-making roles Through IP Ability, encouraging and supporting disability confidence in the IP professions Understanding more about, and starting to address, the current low levels of ethnic diversity in the IP professions Developing the Careers in Ideas resources, and using them to continue raising awareness of, and improving access to, IP-related professions, focusing on currently underrepresented groups Encouraging and supporting greater involvement from Charter signatories, and helping them to fulfil the Charter commitments
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IP Inclusive resources There are loads of free D&I resources on the IP Inclusive website – see https://ipinclusive.org.uk/resources/ – for example: •
Recordings of our webinars, and events follow-up such as speaker slides and notes
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Guidance notes, for instance on recruiting for social mobility
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Template documents such as EDI and mental health at work policies
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The IP Inclusive logos (for Charter signatories to use in their communications) and poster
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Information about the “Steps to Inclusion” D&I review, to help signatories fulfil their Charter commitments
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Mental Health and Wellbeing (a collaboration with the charity Jonathan's Voice, packed with information, guidance and links to useful resources)
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“intersectionality” between different diversity strands. Our North of England and Midlands networks are working with our five communities on an event about this, which will take place in several locations on 25 March – more details on our website Events page. We’re also hoping to collate and promote more about the business case for D&I, and to encourage greater involvement from business support professionals (for example in HR, training, business development or practice management), who we believe are well positioned to persuade their senior colleagues on board. We’ll be publishing more soon about specific activities and events around these key themes. Please get in touch if you’re particularly interested in any of them and would like to get involved.
January & February projects Quite apart from the January conference, the first couple of months of this year have been really busy for IP Inclusive. There have been events by IP Ability,
IP Inclusive is open to all IP professionals and those who work with them. For more information, visit our website, www.ipinclusive.org.uk; follow us on Twitter (@IPInclusive, @bameipinclusive, @IP_Ability, @ip_out, @WomeninIPI, @CareersInIdeas) or join one of our LinkedIn® groups. And if you’re interested in getting involved, please contact contactipinclusive@gmail.com To keep abreast of everything we’re doing, join our mailing list: there’s a “Stay in touch” form on the website.
IP Futures, IP Out, Women in IP and our Scottish, South West and Midlands networks. We also broadcast two webinars as joint projects with CIPA, one on the basics about unconscious bias and one on inclusivity and the menopause. February was also LGBT+ History Month. IP Out committee member Conor Wilman (Dehns) treated us to a series of fantastically well-researched articles about
the history of LGBT+ equality campaigns. And in mid-February we filed submissions in response to CIPA’s Mercer Review call for evidence, commenting on the potential impact of patent attorney training systems on diversity and inclusivity in, and access to, the patent profession. There’s always so much to do – please join us and help!
Non-Institute events See full details at www.cipa.org.uk/whats-on/non-institute-events. To list an event please email sales@cipa.org.uk Question the Trade Mark Judges, London Provider: UCL IBIL / MARQUES Date: 11 March 2020
Drafting "legal" clauses in commercial contracts, London Provider: Anderson Law / UCL IBIL Date: 9 June 2020
Beyond trade marks: a global perspective, London Provider: CITMA Date: 18-20 March 2020
Contract Drafting Skills, London Provider: Anderson Law / UCL IBIL Date: 2 June 2020
IP Transactions: Law and Practice, London Provider: Anderson Law / UCL IBIL Date: 20-24 April 2020
Revision courses for the PEB’s Foundation Certificate papers (FC1, FC2, FC3, FC4, FC5), Milton Keynes Provider: JDD Date: 19 June – 11 July (see page 60)
Basic Litigation Skills Course, London Provider: CPD Training Date: 11-15 May 2020 (see page 60) Drafting & Negotiating IP Terms in Research Contracts, London Provider: Anderson Law / UCL IBIL Date: 12 May 2020
Revision courses for the PEB’s Final Diploma papers (FD1, FD2, FD4), Milton Keynes Provider: JDD Date: 30 June – 18 July (see page 60)
IP Licensing: An Advanced-Level Drafting Workshop, London Provider: Anderson Law / UCL IBIL Date: 19 May 2020
Revision courses for the PEB’s Final Diploma papers (FD1, FD2, FD3, FD4), Milton Keynes Provider: JDD Date: 24-28 August (see page 60)
Introduction to Contracts, London Provider: Anderson Law / UCL IBIL Date: 26 May 2020
Basic Litigation Skills Course, London (see page 60) Provider: CPD Training Date: 21-25 September 2020
Introduction to FD4 one-day course, Milton Keynes Provider: JDD Date: 28 May 2020 (see page 60)
Basic Litigation Skills Course, London (see page 60) Provider: CPD Training Date: 2-6 November 2020
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