Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys explained

The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) is the British professional body of patent attorneys.

History

The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) was founded in 1882 as the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1891.[1] [2] CIPA changed its name in June 2006.[3]

Objects and function

CIPA is named in the Legal Services Act 2007 as the Approved Regulator for the patent attorney profession in the UK.[4] Under the Legal Services Act, CIPA has to separate its regulatory activities from its representative work as the professional body for patent attorneys. In 2010, CIPA and the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) set up the Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg)[5] to undertake jointly the regulation of the patent attorney and trade mark attorney professions.

CIPA maintains the statutory Register of Patent Attorneys on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy reporting to the comptroller-general of patents, trade marks and designs at the UK Intellectual Property Office.[6]

Notable members

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: December 2015. April 28, 2023. Record of Charters Granted . Privy Council (United Kingdom).
  2. Web site: January 25, 2018. April 28, 2023. EPO and CIPA: no impact of Brexit on UK membership of EPO . European Patent Office.
  3. Web site: Patent agents change name after 124 years . Ted . Blake . 2 June 2006 . www.cipa.org.uk . CIPA . https://web.archive.org/web/20080316173543/http://www.cipa.org.uk/pages/whatsnew/article?88778CCB-0066-4CA8-82E6-D287CFB5962D . 16 March 2008.
  4. Web site: 2008. April 28, 2023. Legal Services Act 2007 . UK Legislation.
  5. Web site: The Intellectual Property Regulation Board . IPReg . 2012-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090916202522/http://www.ipreg.org.uk/about_us.php . 16 September 2009 . dead .
  6. Web site: The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys - CIPA - About - true . CIPA . 2012-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120120092127/http://www.cipa.org.uk/pages/about . 20 January 2012 . dmy-all .

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