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[FYI] UK: Possible Changes to the Criminal Provisions in IP Law
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- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2000 18:50:59 +0100
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http://www.patent.gov.uk/dpolicy/crimprov.html
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Consultation Paper on Possible Changes to the Criminal Provisions in
Intellectual Property Law
1.The above consultation paper explores a number of possible
legislative changes to improve enforcement against intellectual
property crime. Legislation in this area is in addition to a number
of other initiatives, both national and international, such as the
new Counterfeiting and Piracy Enforcement Forum bringing together
Government, industry, public sector enforcers, consumers, retailers
and Internet service providers and the expected follow-up to the EC
Green Paper on counterfeiting and piracy in the single market, and
including efforts to improve consumer understanding of the
implications for them if they buy fake goods. Legislative changes
suggested would in general increase comparability and compatibility
between copyright and related offences on the one hand and trade mark
offences on the other hand. The overall effect would be a
rationalisation given the considerable overlap between these offences
and would remove unnecessary bars to effective enforcement, in many
cases easing the burden of enforcement work.
2.The following areas are explored in the consultation paper:
appropriate penalty levels for copyright and related offences and
whether it is reasonable to achieve equalisation with those for trade
mark offences at a point somewhat below current trade mark ones;
whether there is any need for better powers of search and seizure,
particularly to allow effective police investigation of copyright and
related offences;
whether provisions on forfeiture of infringing material for copyright
and related offences should match the trade mark provision allowing
forfeiture to be sought even where there has been no prosecution.
3.Copies of the consultation paper and the associated regulatory
impact assessment are available in pdf format and can viewed and
downloaded by clicking here.
4.Comments on all the above matters, which are explained more fully
in the consultation paper, should be sent by Monday 3 April 2000 at
the latest to:
Teresa Arnesen
Copyright Directorate
The Patent Office
Harmsworth House
13-15 Bouverie Street
London
EC4Y 8DP
E-mail: copyright@patent.gov.uk
Fax: 0207 596 6526/6527
Tel: 0207 596 6513
5.Please note, if you wish any responses to remain confidential, this
should be clearly stated in your reply. Otherwise, any responses
received may be made available to the public under the code of access
to Government information or future freedom of information
legislation.
Last updated 24 February 2000
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For details, see
http://www.patent.gov.uk/dpolicy/pdf/cpiplaw.pdf
http://www.patent.gov.uk/dpolicy/pdf/imassess.pdf