Brexit:hub
2 November 2020
5 key changes to your EU trade marks to look out for on 1 Jan 2021
Contacts: Andreas Renck, Imogen Fowler, Sahira Khwaja, Iza Junkar, Emily Sharkey
We are creeping ever closer to the end of the Brexit Transition Period, which expires on 31 December 2020. After this point, whether the UK leaves with a deal or not, EUTMs will cease to have effect in the UK. Current political developments indicate that the UK and EU may not be able to reach a new trade agreement before the expiry of the Transition Period, which means that the UK's future relationship with the EU will be on WTO terms.
What this means from a trade mark perspective is that EUTM holders need to start preparing their trade mark portfolios now in anticipation of a worst-case "No Deal" scenario. In this article we set out five key changes to look out for and provide you with an opportunity to hear more from our experts.
Read the full article here.
17 November 2020
In this article we discuss the impact this will have on the UK fashion industry, and suggest some potential strategies to overcome the resulting deficit in IP protection for designs.