CIPA and UKIPO join forces to change misleading Brexit advice

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) have worked together to ensure changes are made to “misleading” advice issued by the EU’s Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO).

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