Rebecca Anderson-Smith - May 25, 2023 Meet The Team: Rebecca Anderson-Smith, Partner, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to partner, Rebecca Anderson-Smith about how she set ...
Kate O'Rourke - August 11, 2022 Consequences of Brexit on trademarks and designs Just over six years ago, the United Kingdom voted to exit the European Union. With most of the ...
Caroline Hart - February 28, 2022 Maximising the value of design rights From SMEs to multinationals, from car manufacturers to fashion houses, the value of design rights ...
Claire Evans - January 27, 2022 Signs of quality – EU and UK geographical indication (GI) logos A geographical indication (GI) is a form of intellectually property right that protects food, drink ...
Kate O'Rourke - October 28, 2021 Brexit trade mark refilings - was 30 September 2021 really the final deadline? For most EU trade mark owners, 30 September 2021 was the final day to refile EU trade mark ...
Robert Watson - October 18, 2021 Missed the 30 September 2021 deadline for refiling RCDs pending at 31 December 2020 in the UK – there may be a solution! As widely discussed, 30 September 2021 was the deadline for refiling Registered Community Design ...
Kate O'Rourke - October 14, 2021 Uncharted territory – your IP rights post-Brexit 30 September saw the passing of the final deadline for owners of EU trade mark and design rights to ...
John Addiss - September 20, 2021 Deadline to protect Registered Community Designs or Hague international designs imminent Owners of Registered Community Designs (RCDs) or Hague international designs designating the EU ...
Andy King - August 12, 2021 Apply for your Brexit UK trade mark re-filings now to minimise the risk of possible examination delays Owners of EU trade mark rights that were pending on 31 December 2020 have until 30 September 2021 ...
Emma Kennaugh-Gallacher - June 28, 2021 Exhausted by Brexit? On 7 June 2021, the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) launched its consultation on the UK’s ...
Kate O'Rourke - April 23, 2021 Impact of Brexit on pending EU trade mark applications Trade mark owners should be alert to the deadline of 30th September 2021 to re-file EU trade mark ...
Robert Watson - February 16, 2021 For UK designs, we’re entering exciting times As part of our Thought Leaders series, Mewburn Ellis Partner Robert Watson explores the ...
Andy King - February 3, 2021 The principle of replacement in trade marks The creation, by Brexit, of many thousands of new ‘comparable’ (or ‘cloned’) UK trade mark ...
Sofia Arenal - February 3, 2021 Practical considerations for evidence at the UKIPO Since it is no longer possible to cover the UK by filing a trade mark application at the EU ...
Andy King - January 1, 2020 Webinar - What does Brexit really mean for trade marks, designs and patents? The UK formally left the EU at 11pm GMT on 31 December 2020. This webinar gives an overview of the ...
Kate O'Rourke - December 16, 2020 Brexit has happened - what you need to know about the impact on trade marks Kate O’Rourke sets out the principles for UK and EU trade mark protection which came into force ...
Kate O'Rourke - November 20, 2020 UKIPO confirms new ‘Address for Service’ rules CITMA is celebrating a major victory on Brexit in the wake of the UKIPO’s latest “address for ...
Andy King - November 6, 2020 The impact of Brexit on .EU domain names Internet domain names are crucial commercial assets for many businesses. They are communicated to ...
Kate O'Rourke - October 29, 2020 Impact of Brexit on designs – an update As of 1st January 2021, Registered Community Designs (RCDs), unregistered Community designs (UCDs) ...
Kate O'Rourke - September 30, 2020 Renewal of EU trade marks post-Brexit Owners of EU Trade Marks (EUTMs) which are due to be renewed after 31st December 2020 will need to ...
Robert Watson - March 21, 2019 Numbering system for re-registered design rights and comparable trade marks The UK enacted the EU Withdrawal Act 2018 which provides the basis for how EU law will be converted ...
Robert Watson - September 27, 2018 Navigating the Brexit landscape: patents The existing European patent system was unaffected by the UK leaving the EU earlier in 2020, and by ...
