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The UK Intellectual Property Office is holding a UK-wide intellectual property roadshow run by Tom Duke, the UK’s IP Attaché to China.

The annual China IP roadshow will run from 18 to 20 September 2017 and this year will visit Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds, Barnsley, Liverpool and Manchester.

Based in the British Embassy Beijing, Tom supports over 200 UK companies each year to protect and enforce IP in China. He will draw on this experience to provide practical advice on a range of ventures in China, including exporting, manufacturing, investment (in China, the UK and third countries), collaborative research, technology licensing and creative projects.

China IP Roadshow events are open to large and small business, and cover all industry sectors. The events will cover all major aspects of IP: patents, trade marks, designs, copyright and trade secrets. All sessions will be interactive with opportunities to comment, ask questions and network with other participants.

The dates and locations for each city are provided below, along with links to further information and registration pages. All events are free of charge.

Monday 18 September 2017

In partnership with Scottish Enterprise, the China IP Roadshow will begin with events in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Glasgow

• time/date: 10am-12:30pm (including networking lunch), Monday 18 September 2017
• venue: Scottish Enterprise Glasgow office, Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo Street, Glasgow
• more information and sign-up details are available

Edinburgh

• time/date: 2:30pm-4:30pm, Monday 18 September 2017
• venue: Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh office, Apex House, 99 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh
• sector focus: IP and retail, including food and beverages, healthcare, personal care, cosmetics and fashion.
• more information and sign-up details are available

Tuesday 19 September 2017

We are delighted that for the first time the China IP Roadshow will visit Yorkshire for events in Leeds and Barnsley. Events will be held in partnership with the Business and IP Centre (BIPC) Leeds, the Barnsley Business and Innovation Centre (BBIC), the IP Yorkshire blog and 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square.

Leeds

Barnsley

• time/date: 2:30pm-5pm, Tuesday 19 September 2017
• venue: Barnsley Business and Innovation Centre, Wilthorpe and Head Office, Innovation Way, Barnsley
• more information and sign-up details are available

Wednesday 20 September 2017

The China IP Roadshow will visit Liverpool for a meeting held in partnership with Invest Liverpool, before returning to Manchester for the third year running, working with partners the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC).

Liverpool

• time/date: morning , Wednesday 20 September 2017
• venue: TBC, Liverpool city centre
• a sign up page will be published shortly. For more information and to be notified when registration is open please email Monica Su

Manchester

• time/date: 2:30pm-6pm (including early-evening networking reception), Wednesday 20 September 2017
• venue: TBC, Manchester city centre
• more information and sign-up details are available

If you require further information on the 2017 China IP Roadshow please contact Monica Su

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The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, has appointed Andrea Coscelli as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). Dr Coscelli has held the position of Acting CEO since July 2016, taking on the role from the previous incumbent, Alex Chisholm.

The CMA is the UK’s independent competition authority. It has responsibility for carrying out investigations into mergers, markets and the regulated industries and enforcing competition and consumer law, with the aim of making markets work well for consumers, businesses and the economy.

Dr Coscelli has been an Executive Director at the CMA since 2013. Prior to joining the CMA, Dr Coscelli was the Director of Economic Analysis at Ofcom, the regulatory and competition authority of the telecommunications, postal and broadcasting industries. He was previously a Vice President at Charles River Associates where he represented many different businesses on competition and regulation matters in various European countries.

Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark said:

I am delighted to announce the appointment of Andrea Coscelli as CEO of the Competition and Markets Authority. Dr Coscelli is a recognised expert in competition and regulation, and commands respect in the business, and regulatory and academic community. I have no doubt he will make good use of his experience to further the CMA’s position as a world-respected regulatory and enforcement body.

I want to congratulate Dr Coscelli on his success in the role of Acting CEO, and I look forward to working closely with him in the coming years.

Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive Officer of the Competition and Markets Authority, said:

I am honoured to have been chosen to lead the organisation through the next phase of its development. The CMA has a central role to play in helping ensure people get a good deal from businesses. The role of markets is under public scrutiny and we will be actively engaging in that debate. As a core part of our role we will aim to connect right across the UK’s nations and regions to fully understand the challenges different groups of consumers and businesses face, and how we can help them.

We must also help ensure the continuing waves of exciting innovation in products and services fully benefit consumers and growth in the economy. As part of this, we need to ensure we intervene in markets in a timely and effective way, and only when necessary.

The coming years bring significant opportunities and challenges, in particular shaping and resourcing our regime for when the UK exits the EU. We enter this new phase from a strong base, with a skilled staff and well established ways of working.

David Currie, Competition and Markets Authority Chairman, said:

I and the CMA Board are delighted at Andrea’s appointment as Chief Executive. He has been outstanding in his role as Acting CEO over the past year, as the CMA has greatly increased competition and consumer enforcement, and was a key member of the senior team during the organisation’s successful formation. We have every confidence in his leadership as the CMA steps up to the major opportunities and challenges that the next few years will bring.

The CMA has responsibility for:

• investigating mergers which could restrict competition
• conducting market studies and investigations in markets where there may be competition and consumer problems
• investigating where there may be breaches of UK or EU prohibitions against anti-competitive agreements and abuses of dominant positions
• bringing criminal proceedings against individuals who commit the cartel offence
• enforcing consumer protection legislation to tackle practices and market conditions that make it difficult for consumers to exercise choice
• co-operating with sector regulators and encouraging them to use their competition powers
• considering regulatory references and appeals.

Its responsibilities are supported by a range of powers which are based on the Enterprise and Regulatory Act 2013.

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