The institute, its Council and its committees work hard to promote the best interests of members, their clients and the general public by submitting responses to formal consultation exercises held by patent offices and other official bodies, at home and abroad.
The following responses were submitted in 2025:
January
- CIPA President writes to UPC Court of Appeal in defence of the representation rights of in-house counsel
- Consultation on Trade strategy by the Department for Business and Trade
February
- IPO Consultation on Copyright and AI
April
- IPO survey on priorities to shape UK system for protecting designs
- SACEPO Working Party on Rules
May
- Response to call for evidence: Financing and scaling UK science and technology
- Unlocking capital: How IP-backed lending expands debt finance access for SMEs
- UK maintains its existing IP exhaustion rights regime
- LSB’s consultation on Upholding Professional Ethical Duties
June
- IPO survey on priorities to shape UK system for protecting designs
- Early disclosure of patent applications at the IPO
- Intervention in Emotional Perception
August
- How IP-backed lending expands debt finance access for SMEs
- IPO survey on priorities to shape UK system for protecting designs
- IPReg’s consultation on First Tier Complaints
- Arbitration rules of the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre of the UPC
- Draft regulatory framework governing the procedures at the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre of the UPC
September
- Draft rules on Expert Determination of the UPC’s PMAC
- IPReg’s budget and business plan for 2026/27
- The challenges faced by UK businesses in accessing growth finance
October
- IPO consultation response on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)
November
December
- UK Government call for evidence on B+ privilege project