30 July 2013Patents

Amended IP bill passes through House of Lords

The Intellectual Property Bill, part of which is designed to criminalise the blatant copying of designs, passed through the House of Lords on Tuesday with a new defence.

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Westminster Legal Policy Forum: Willetts to lead IP Bill through the Commons

24 October 2013 Government minister David Willetts is to lead the Intellectual Property Bill through the House of Commons, the UK’s IP minister has announced.

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CIPA demands late changes to IP bill

29 July 2013 The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys has called for draft British IP legislation to be re-worded so that it targets only the “deliberate and sustained” copying of designs.

IP bill announced in Queen’s Speech

9 May 2013 The Queen gave her yearly speech to parliament on May 8, where she announced a bill hoped to modernise the UK’s IP system.