Brexit

EU Trade Marks (EUTMs) will be given a short prefix on the UK register when UK leaves the EU, the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has today confirmed.

We have brought together all the information currently available on the future rights of representation for UK professionals before the EUIPO.

Our recent guidance on registered rights raised a number of questions from members. As many of the issues raised have wider implications we have pulled these together.

The draft statutory instruments (SIs) to implement the necessary changes to legislation resulting from Brexit are available to read.

We have put together all the essential information we have on registered EU trade mark and design rights post-Brexit, which you might find helpful. The guidance compares the current ‘deal’ with no deal.

International trade mark and design registrations that designate the EU will continue to cover the UK the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has confirmed.

A “mechanism for cooperation” should be established between the UK and EU post-Brexit for trade marks, designs and patents a new document released by UK and EU negotiators reveals. 

IP rights and rights of representation feature in the draft withdrawal agreement, published on 14th November 2018.

Our updated briefing looking at the issues and options with regards to rights of representation.

Our guidance on rights of representation post-Brexit.