GUIDE TO THE IMPACT OF BREXIT ON ALL IP RIGHTS
CIPA paper
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys published an exhaustive guide to the impact of Brexit on all intellectual property rights.
The 12-page paper details our strong preference for the UK to remain part of the Unified Patent Court system after Brexit, along with the likely impact on the full range of IP rights, systems and transactions.
The paper examines the effect that the UK leaving the EU will have on:
* EPC, PCT and UK patents
* Community trade marks, registered designs and community plant variety rights
* Trade secrets and data safety
* Supplementary Protection Certificates
* Regulatory data protection
* Orphan drug exclusivity
* Copyright
* The Nagoya Protocol
* IP disputes
* The Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court
* IP transactions
* Parallel imports and exhaustion of rights