UKIPO hoping new seizure and monitoring powers aren't delayed beyond summer
By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( May 6, 2026, 16:10 GMT | Insight) -- The UK's intellectual property authority appears still to be hoping for lawmakers to be able to consider a proposal for it to gain new powers to seize goods and monitor financial accounts before lawmakers break for the summer despite a heavy political calendar potentially delaying it. The new powers are aimed at helping the authority fight counterfeiting and trademark infringement.The UK Intellectual Property Office retains some hope that new powers it is seeking to fight counterfeiting and trademark infringement can reach parliament for approval by this summer, a senior official has suggested....
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