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Video: No-Deal Brexit Scenario Planning for Intellectual Property

October 2019

With Brexit deadline approaching, HGF Partner Dr Chris Moore is speaking in Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce video about what impact a no-deal Brexit may have on Intellectual Property, including patents, trade marks, copyright and registered designs.

The government maintains that the UK will leave the European Union on 31st October – with or without a deal. In this video, Dr Chris Moore looks at a no-deal Brexit and covers the following:

  • What will change for businesses in a no-deal Brexit scenario
  • Advice for businesses on preparing for a no-deal Brexit scenario
  • What can businesses do now to prepare for Brexit.

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