tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post4945473563442925569..comments2024-03-27T08:57:40.383+00:00Comments on SOLO IP <br> for sole and small IP practices<br>: Nobody is Friends with their RegulatorFilemothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15735898485265104580noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-33746628613577373602014-07-01T13:06:06.646+01:002014-07-01T13:06:06.646+01:00Only the regulated can call themselves a UK patent...Only the regulated can call themselves a UK patent attorney. You may find IPREG happy with your £1million insurance level, but you won't find them happy if you reduce that figure. They will judge you to have insufficient cover when it suits. Of course, if you are never going to be negligent you don't need any cover at all. And what is PAMIAs current position on insuring non-UK patent attorneys?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-69812316133267472452014-06-25T13:01:10.839+01:002014-06-25T13:01:10.839+01:00discuss that at the CIPA webinar on privilege but ...discuss that at the CIPA webinar on privilege but I think you may only need registration for that if it matters to you. If Chartered status is dependent on regulation then that is CIPA who are burdening you not the Legal Services BoardFilemothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15735898485265104580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-19343395816060078702014-06-25T12:57:55.029+01:002014-06-25T12:57:55.029+01:00The rebellion is held back by the fear of losing p...The rebellion is held back by the fear of losing privilege for letters exchanged with clients during prosecution if one renounces one's chartered patent attorney status by foregoing regulation by IPREG. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-31879222219313890412014-06-25T12:45:27.477+01:002014-06-25T12:45:27.477+01:00There is no obligation on members of the IP profes...There is no obligation on members of the IP profession who do not litigate - the vast majority - and are prepared to avoid drafting deeds, to be regulated by IPREG. For them it is purely voluntary. Feel free to rebelFilemothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15735898485265104580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-3954404552296074822014-06-25T12:43:00.175+01:002014-06-25T12:43:00.175+01:00The fee income of IPREG from the UK IP profession ...The fee income of IPREG from the UK IP profession now stands in excess of £2 million. That is £2 milliion of higher bills for the customers of the IP profession. In the years that IPREG has existed, it has, to my admittedly limited knowledge, considered one serious complaint.<br />I am amazed that the IP profession does not rebel against the red tape and regulation imposed on it by IPREG.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com