Are you regional? Do you stake-hold? If so, read on

Further to this blog's earlier post concerning the forthcoming round of design law consultations in the UK, further information has been received from the Intellectual Property Office with regard to what it calls "Regional Stakeholder Events".  Class 99 learns as follows:

Following on from the launch of the Designs Consultation ... 24 July 2012, we will be holding the following stakeholder events to obtain as many views as possible to the proposals: 

Cardiff's Millennium Stadium would probably
have been needed if this were a consultation
on copyright law, but Companies House is more
than adequate for a designs consultation ...

Venue: Cardiff, Companies House
Date: 3 September 2012
Time: 5 - 7 pm 

Venue: Manchester, BIS Office
Date:  4 September 2012
Time:  12 - 2 pm 

Venue: Glasgow, The Lighthouse
Date:  7 September 2012
Time:  4 - 6 pm 

Venue: London, Abbey Orchard St
Date:  10 September 2012
Time:  5 - 7 pm 

Venue: Northern Ireland, Invest NI HQ
Date:  13 September 2012
Time:  4 - 6 pm 

If you would like to attend either of the events, please contact the Design Review Team stating location and date. Due to a limited number of spaces we would advise you to contact us as soon as possible to secure your place.

If you have already expressed an interest in attending a stakeholder event we would be grateful if you could confirm preferred location.

Joining instructions will be issued nearer the time.