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ARTICLE · 11 APRIL 2018

Positive Update On EU Trademark And Industrial Design Rights Post-Brexit

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As many are no doubt aware, an updated draft of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the EU and the European Atomic Energy Community was published last month.

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As many are no doubt aware, an updated draft of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community was published last month.

The 19 March draft highlights all the points of consensus between the EU and the UK – the continuation of EU-wide IP rights currently effective in Britain being among them. It is now virtually official that all EU trademarks and industrial designs registered before the end of the Brexit transition period will continue to be protected qua UK registrations.

This is good news for intellectual property owners who may, until last month, have had lingering concerns about the future of their EU-registered rights in the UK.

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