tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post1295569058516636401..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: New Oxford IP Professor; IPO fees reduction on the cards?Verónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-46293241762884026732009-03-17T15:32:00.000+00:002009-03-17T15:32:00.000+00:00The difference that the fee reductions will make o...The difference that the fee reductions will make on the patents side of things is nil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-1788619775736152052009-03-13T15:08:00.000+00:002009-03-13T15:08:00.000+00:00Before any lawyers jump down my throat, can I just...Before any lawyers jump down my throat, can I just add that, NO, you can't have BOTH an e-filing discount and an Early Assist split payment at the same time (see para 18 of the consultation paper). <BR/><BR/>Goodness me, you'll be asking for 'two for one' next. <BR/><BR/>Regards again<BR/><BR/>EdwardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-12320212943766659622009-03-13T14:11:00.000+00:002009-03-13T14:11:00.000+00:00The IPO is right and why not have a look at your o...The IPO is right and why not have a look at your other blog here<BR/><BR/>http://class46.eu/2009/03/uk-ipo-fee-changes-demystified.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-45721637367704073562009-03-13T11:23:00.000+00:002009-03-13T11:23:00.000+00:00My colleagues at the IPO have spotted an uncharact...My colleagues at the IPO have spotted an uncharacteristic error in coverage of the consultation on fee reductions. We're not proposing to reduce the fee for e-filing by 50% as is stated. <BR/><BR/>We are proposing to reduce the basic application fee for e-filed applications by £30 (£170 instead of £200). This will only apply to people who pay in full at the time of filing.<BR/><BR/>However , a 50% reduction in (all) fees is proposed for those who use the proposed "Early Assist" (via e-filing only) service package. The "Early Assist" package (do you reckon we should register that as a TM ?) has the advantage that the applicant hasn't made full payment at the start of the process and therefore loses the lot if the application is refused. <BR/><BR/>Finally, the proposal regarding series is couched in the alternative, either abolish or introduce a fee relating to the number of marks in the series. <BR/><BR/>Regards<BR/><BR/>Edward Smith<BR/>IPOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-37394445173673165932009-03-13T09:57:00.000+00:002009-03-13T09:57:00.000+00:00Judging from Prof Dinwoodie's biography, he's 40 a...Judging from Prof Dinwoodie's biography, he's 40 at least given that he was studying law at Harvard in 1987. And I'd say overexposure, not photoshop.<BR/><BR/>As for the reduction in fees - there's not much to talk about on the patent side since you can't offer any meaningful reductions on the £200 it costs at the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-34892586443300597232009-03-12T17:12:00.000+00:002009-03-12T17:12:00.000+00:00I've got things older than him in my freezerI've got things older than him in my freezerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-66552988869265666452009-03-12T16:49:00.000+00:002009-03-12T16:49:00.000+00:00response to 1st Anon: photoshopresponse to 1st Anon: photoshopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-79590299272947278772009-03-12T15:30:00.000+00:002009-03-12T15:30:00.000+00:00(I want to comment on the Oxford appointment of Gr...(I want to comment on the Oxford appointment of Graham Dinwoodie, but there's no provision for it, so I've had to append it to the next item about the IPO fees consultation!) My point, which is MOST important, is that at the commencement of my fifth decade it used to be policemen who started looking decidedly too young for the job. Now it seems to be academics as well. Most worrying...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com