Policy papers and consultations

The government is seeking views on changes to how foreign nationals qualify for broadcasting and performance rights in UK copyright law

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 7 March 2024

• Extension of rights in sound recordings and performances to foreign nationals

  Summary The UK is party to various international agreements on copyright…

The government is implementing the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. We are seeking your views on the possible options for implementation.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 7 February 2024

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

  1. Introduction The UK has a strong audiovisual sector. The Gross Value…

The 2022/23 annual review of the IPO’s work monitoring collective management organisations and other licensing bodies.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 1 January 2024

• Collective rights management in the UK

  Introduction The Collective Management of Copyright (EU Directive)…

The Enhanced Trade Partnership (ETP) arrangement sets out the UK and Taiwan’s priorities for future ETP discussions.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Updated: 14 November 2023

We are seeking views on a package of changes to improve services in support of the Intellectual Property Office’s (IPO) digital Transformation programme.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 22 August 2023

We are seeking views on how the IP legal framework can better support the One IPO Transformation programme.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 1 August 2023

The government is undertaking a call for views on standard essential patents. To better understand the current framework’s function to support innovation.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 5 July 2023

We are seeking views on how to make the designs framework better and encourage creativity, innovation and give the UK a competitive edge.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 12 July 2022

A consultation on AI and IP covering: copyright in works made by AI; text and data mining using copyright material; and patents for inventions devised by AI

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 28 June 2022

This document summarises patent harmonisation proposals from three user groups (AIPPI, FICPI & IT3). We are seeking your views to support ongoing international discussions.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 9 May 2022

The government is seeking evidence and views on the implementation of The Copyright (Free Public Showing or Playing) (Amendment) Regulations 2016

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 15 February 2022

We are seeking views on the UK’s future regime for the exhaustion of intellectual property rights which will underpin the UK’s system of parallel trade.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 18 January 2022

The government is reviewing the impact of the repeal of section 52 Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and related amendments made in 2016.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 7 January 2022

This informal Call for Evidence seeks views on the cost and effectiveness of judicial processes when protecting IP rights in the UK.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 1 July 2021

The government is implementing the Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances. We are seeking your views on how we should do this.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 23 April 2021

This document poses a number of questions on how we think the IP framework currently relates to AI and the future of AI and IP policy.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 23 March 2021

The IPO is calling for views on proposed changes to the Address for Service rules. This will cover patents, trade marks and designs.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 19 November 2020

We’re seeking views on proposals to fix issues in supplementary protection certificate (SPC) law in the event of a ‘no deal’ EU exit.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 13 July 2020

The government ran a call for views in summer 2019 about proposals to fix retained SPC law. This government response sets out changes to this law to ensure it works at the end of the transition period.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 13 July 2020

The government is seeking views on how the UK can implement the Marrakesh Treaty.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Updated: 10 September 2018