No deal Brexit - what does it mean for registered Community designs and trade marks
The UK government guidance on a no deal scenario also considers the situation for trade marks and designs . To save readers' paws the trouble of clicking through, the abbreviated text for each section is below together with some gratuitous use of bold and initial thoughts on what this could mean. As they are unitary rights, the EU trade mark and registered Community designs are the most harmonised areas of IP law but in some respects, they offer the simplest solutions. EU trade mark and registered Community designs existing registered EU trade marks or registered Community designs held will continue to be valid in the remaining EU member states protection of existing registered EU trade marks or registered Community designs in the UK will be through a new, equivalent UK right which will be granted with minimal administrative burden right holders will be notified that a new UK right has been granted. Any business, organisation or individual that may not want to receive a new compara...