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HGF Complete: Brexit Webinars
The UK is due to leave the EU trade mark and design system (EU IPO) at 11pm on 31st December 2020. At that time identical UK trade mark and design registrations will be …
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No Official Fee Will Be Payable On Automatic Conversion Of Registered EU Trade Marks And Designs
UK Government confirms no official Registry fee will be payable on automatic conversion of registered EU trade marks and designs into national UK rights post-Brexit. The United Kingdom Government confirmed …
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Special Report – Brand Protection Beyond Brexit
Since the UK voted to leave the EU in 2016’s referendum, HGF has worked to ensure that Brexit will just mean ‘business as usual’ for its clients. We conducted a survey to …
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Brexit and Trade Mark Protection in the UK
On the 12th December 2019 the Conservatives won the UK General Election. Their campaign was very much on a promise to “get Brexit done” and this provides more certainty on …
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Video: No-Deal Brexit Scenario Planning for Intellectual Property
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 …
Read articleDoes a design have to be disclosed first in the EU to benefit from Community Unregistered Design Right?
A case before the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) has raised this important question in a direct reference to the Court of Justice of European Union. Not only is an …
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Brexit Delay Agreed – Update on EU and UK Trade Mark Protection
The EU has agreed to grant the UK a further extension of time (until 31 October 2019) to finalise the terms of how the UK leaves the EU. This removes …
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