Monthly Archives: March 2018

European Union Trade Marks and Community Designs, post-Brexit

The UK is to leave the EU (“Brexit”) in March 2019, but a transitional (“implementation”) period is expected to apply until at least 31 December 2020, in which existing IP rights obtained under EU law and therefore affected by Brexit will continue to have effect in the UK. When Brexit becomes fully effective, EU unitary… Read more »

Hague Agreement ratification designed to offer some post-Brexit certainty

The UK government has announced it has joined the Hague Agreement for the international registration of industrial designs. The system will come into effect from 13 June 2018 and will give applicants the option of filing an international design which designates the UK individually (rather than coverage through designation of the EU). What are International… Read more »

CPhI’s 7th Annual Pharma IPR Conference in Mumbai, India

Patent Attorneys Geoff Hussey, Craig Turner, Alex Bone and Leonita Paulraj are attending CPhI’s 7th Annual Pharma IPR Conference in Mumbai, India from 7th-9th March. Craig and Geoff will also be speaking about the implications of Brexit on Indian pharma companies on the 8th March. CPhI’s 7th Annual Pharma IPR Conference is a leading platform… Read more »

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