Links to official UK IPO and EUIPO Brexit guidance
Find the links to the latest UK IPO and EUIPO guidance on post-Brexit trade marks and designs.
The links below are the latest guidance from the UK IPO and EUIPO as at 7th December 2020.
UK IPO:
- UK IPO guidance on trade marks
- UK IPO guidance on designs
- UK IPO guidance on unregistered designs
- UK IPO new UK address for service rules
- New UK GI scheme
- UK IPO system maintenance
- Intellectual property after 1st January 2021 summary
EUIPO:
- Information (6th Nov 2020)
- Official communication 2/20
- EUIPO official Q&A
- Associations of representatives news item
- Associations of representatives Q&A
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