Lexis®Library update: All existing EU trade marks, Registered Community Designs and International Registrations designating the EU will cover only the 27 EU Member States and will not provide protection in the UK.
Under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement, from 1 January 2021, the IPO will create a re-registered UK design for every Registered Community Design and every International design, and a comparable UK trade mark for every registered EU trade mark and every International trade mark that is protected at the end of the transition period.
There is an option to opt out of the comparable UK right, with key opt out forms for holding comparable trade marks and re-registered designs contained within the guidance.
To access opt out forms mentioned above, click here.
This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 5 January 2021 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.com
Source: Retaining protection in the UK for EU Intellectual Property rights
