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Brexit
A recent paper in the British Journal of Pharmacy from the University of Huddersfield Press discusses the implications of Brexit on patents and supplementary protection certificates (SPCs).
The United Kingdom has left the European Union (“Brexit”) and the “Transitional Period” is now over. Nonetheless, Beck Greener maintains offices in both London and Alicante, and will continue to represent patents, trade marks and designs in both the UK and Europe.
As you will be aware, the United Kingdom has left the European Union (“Brexit”). The Brexit transitional period, during which EU laws and rights have continued to have effect in the UK, is due to end on 31 December 2020.
The United Kingdom left the European Union in January 2020 (“Brexit”), though during the Brexit transition period (scheduled to end on 31 December 2020) EU laws and rights have continued to have effect in the UK.
We have developed a series of FAQs to summarise the situation for IP protection in the UK and Europe after Brexit.
The recent general election in the UK saw the previous government returned to office with a significant majority in Parliament.
As just confirmed by the European Union Council President, Donald Tusk, the UK will not now leave the European Union on 31st October.
We have developed a series of FAQs to summarise the situation for IP protection in the UK and Europe after Brexit.
The UK held EU Parliamentary Elections at the end of last month, and so the date on which the UK is set to leave the European Union (EU) remains set for 31 October 2019 (unless an agreement is reached whereby the UK leaves sooner).
Following a summit in Brussels on 10 April 2019, the date on which the UK is set to leave the European Union (EU) has been extended to 31 October 2019 (unless the UK fails to hold EU Parliamentary elections in May, or an agreement is reached whereby the UK leaves sooner).
On 15 January 2019, the UK’s House of Commons voted to reject a provisional agreement between the UK and EU which was intended to govern the manner and timing of the UK’s departure from the EU (which is currently scheduled to take place on 29 March 2019).
The UK Government has issued a notice confirming that even in the event of a no deal Brexit, there will be a mechanism in place to provide equivalent UK national protection corresponding to pending and registered EU Trade Marks and Designs, and to EU Unregistered Design Right.
On 24 September 2018 the UK government published notes setting out its plans for intellectual property if there is no agreement with the European Union when the United Kingdom leaves on 29 March 2019.
On 24 September 2018 the UK government published five notes setting out its plans for intellectual property if there is no agreement with the European Union when the United Kingdom leaves on 29 March 2019.
Last week the UK government published a white paper setting out its plan for Britain’s exit from the European Union.
A draft agreement on withdrawal of the UK from the European Union has been published this week.
European Patent Work Unaffected by Brexit
At the end of last month, the UK Government formally notified the European Council of its intention to leave the EU, beginning a 2 year negotiating period during which the framework of the future relationship between the UK and the EU is to be decided.
On 29 March 2017, the UK government formally notified the President of the European Council of its intention to withdraw the UK from the European Union.
Immediately following the announcement of the result of the UK referendum on membership of the European Union (EU), there were a number of articles in the media relating to the possible implications for Intellectual Property Rights and Representatives, not all of them particularly accurate.
