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The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has revealed plans for a new digital system as part of its One IPO Transformation programme.
It said the Common IP System will be at the centre of a modernisation of its processes, systems and services, bringing together all registered IP rights for use by businesses, creatives and innovators.
It should also lay the ground for new services in the future.
Details have been outlined in the One IPO Transformation Prospectus. It says the system is scheduled to be built with all patents services moved onto by 2024, followed by trade marks and designs by 2026 then the further development of IP services.
By Michael Cross2021-04-23T10:53:00+01:00
A single integrated registration process is to replace current separate procedures for handling patents, trade marks and designs under a five-year transformation announced by the Intellectual Property Office. The digital system will allow creatives, innovators and businesses to apply for, manage and research all of their IP rights in one place, seamlessly, the office said.
According to a transformation prospectus published yesterday the new system allow rights-holders and applicants to create a single account through which they can manage all information relating to their IP in one place. Data will be opened up to researchers, businesses and inventors to learn from and build upon.
IPO launches One IPO transformation programme
Today, IPO outlines the details of its ‘One IPO’ Transformation - a five-year programme to transform IP services and enhance the value IPO adds to the UK economy.
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IPO’s current processes, systems and services. It will completely transform the way they are delivered to make the most of modern digital technology.
The centrepiece of the programme is a single, integrated system for all registered
IP rights (patents, trade marks and designs). This will allow creatives, innovators and businesses to seamlessly apply for, manage and research all of their
IP rights in one place. Having more efficient digital services will allow us to provide new services in the future, not just helping people to protect their ideas, but empowering them to use and commercialise their
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