France 2030: INPI and the General Secretariat for Investment sign a partnership agreement

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©Benoît GRANIERMatignon The objective of this partnership is to strengthen knowledge of industrial property by raising awareness among beneficiaries of the France 2030 plan on the one hand, and on the other hand to contribute to the evaluation of the plan through indicators linked to the use of industrial property. It is structured around two

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Consultation on the options for implementing the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances

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1. Introduction The UK has a strong audiovisual sector. The Gross Value Added (GVA) of the UK’s film industry was £7bn in 2018, representing 6% of the GVA of its creative industries [footnote 1]. The UK’s copyright framework is central to the UK’s thriving audiovisual industry, ensuring that those who invest time, effort and money

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IPO Transformation programme: second consultation

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Introduction The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the government agency responsible for developing Intellectual Property (IP) policy and legislation. In addition, the IPO administers systems for issuing patents, trade marks, registered designs and supplementary protection certificates. It also has a tribunal role in relation to disputes on issues covering those IP rights. The IPO launched

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Transformation consultation: Introduction

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The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the government agency responsible for developing Intellectual Property (IP) policy and legislation. The IPO also administers systems for issuing patents, trade marks and registered designs. The government’s ambition is for the IPO to be the best IP office in the world. However, the systems and processes it works with

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Transformation consultation: Part A

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Part A – Legal barriers to digital transformation Automation of IPO systems and processes In an increasingly digital age, the IPO’s customers rightly expect modern, flexible, digital services. By using a single, integrated digital system for all IP rights we can move away from onerous paper-based processes. Moving to fully digital services will allow us

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