tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949935810569534550.post7998753020308831075..comments2023-08-17T14:09:24.945+01:00Comments on PatLit: the patent litigation weblog: European Patent Litigation Certificate: here are the draft rulesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949935810569534550.post-32607237175935882202015-09-11T08:32:09.974+01:002015-09-11T08:32:09.974+01:00The "senior members" would be exempt und...The "senior members" would be exempt under vi) Intellectual Property Regulation Board, “Intellectual Property Litigation Certificate”.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949935810569534550.post-65521894514196995162015-09-10T12:31:03.401+01:002015-09-10T12:31:03.401+01:00I wonder about some of the more senior members of ...I wonder about some of the more senior members of the UK profession. If they did not go through QMW, but rather passed the old exams then they may never have taken the courses mentioned.<br /><br />They have been grandfathered into IPEC, so can appear there, but may not have rights in the UPC.. or am I wrong?iPuffinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949935810569534550.post-77814983445398191002015-09-09T17:25:25.478+01:002015-09-09T17:25:25.478+01:00Having obtained both diplomas mentioned in draft R...Having obtained both diplomas mentioned in draft Rule 12(a)(i), I do not understand why the 'Diploma of international studies in industrial property (specialized in patents)' is part of this list. <br /><br />This diploma is a basic course in patent law that can be taken by anyone who has solely a technical diploma or degree and no experience working under the supervision of an attorney. Passing this course does not even entitle a person to represent a party in France before the French patent office INPI in prosecution proceedings (to do this one needs to pass a further exam, the French patent attorney exam (CPI)). Passing this diploma course provides no professional representation rights whatsoever in France, neither before the INPI nor the French Courts. <br /><br />So a person having obtained this diploma who is not even entitled to represent a party before the French patent office INPI in prosecution proceedings will nevertheless be entitled to represent a party in litigation proceedings before the UPC.<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com