Gowers review of intellectual property
The Gowers Report published on 6 December 2006 confirmed the crucial importance of IP to the success of the UK in the global knowledge economy. The Report suggested proposals on a wide range of policy issues surrounding copyright, patents, enforcement, and the fight against IP crime. Some of them fall to us to deliver in consultation with Whitehall colleagues and other stakeholders and some will fall to others to deliver. Below is a consolidated list of the Recommendations and an implementation timeline.
Recommendations: Instruments (patents, copyright, trade marks and designs)
Balance
The 4 recommendations relating to the balance of the IP system and the timetable for initial action
Coherence
The 3 recommendations relating to the coherence of the IP system and the timetable for initial action
Flexibility
The 10 recommendations relating to the flexibility of the IP system and the timetable for initial action
Award
The 8 recommendations relating to the award of the IP system and the timetable for initial action
Recommendations: Operations
Use
The 9 recommendations relating to the use of the IP system and the timetable for initial action
Enforcement
The 11 recommendations relating to the enforcement of the IP system and the timetable for initial action
Governance
The 9 recommendations relating to the goverance of the IP system and the timetable for initial action
