Around The Brexit Blogs In Addition To Related Events

The Afro-IP blog, roofing African intellectual belongings law, informs readers that inward the past times the Republic of South Africa direct maintain looked to the UK when interpreting their Trade Mark Law. However, every bit the European organisation has developed, the South African courts direct maintain considered the decisions of the CJEU. Afro-Leo believes that the European influence inward the interpretation of the ‘likelihood of confusion’ examine is probable to prevail inward Africa. However, he ponders whether afterwards Brexit Africa volition direct maintain direction from the UK or the CJEU.

2. SOLO IP: Why you lot should remove your European Patent Application

SOLO IP, blogging for Independent IP Practitioners, suggests that patent applicants in addition to their agents should really seriously visit their portfolios of pending European patent applications. Barbara Cookson submits that the prospect of the Unitary Patent is fading fast afterwards the Brexit vote in addition to advises readers that examine fees volition survive refunded if examine has non started.

3. MARQUES CLASS 99 (Designs: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 dissimilar form of Brexit: London Act is terminated.

Marques Class 99, blogging on pattern law, informs readers of the Termination of the London (1934) Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs. This may survive of to a greater extent than historical than commercial involvement to many readers since the result has been inward procedure since 2013.

Two related events:

1. Is at that spot a European Future for UK Intellectual Property Law?

The CIPPM Annual Symposium 2016 volition address the uncertainties that environs the forthcoming business office of UK inward the European intellectual belongings arena, inward an displace to reply to about of the questions that direct maintain emerged inward the wake of the referendum. Where: Executive Business Centre, Bournemouth University When: Th three Nov 2016, 10.30 – 18.00.

2. Copyright Reform inward a Brexit Environment, Public Lecture By Prof. Martin Kretschmer

The CREATe Public Lecture Series 2016 volition investigate what a digital unmarried marketplace agency inward an interconnected globe inward which copyright withal slices content past times territory; in addition to whether the residuum betwixt artists, investors in addition to users withal reflects an analogue globe of linear exploitation. The lecture thus considers if the UK volition transcend a digital Island postal service Brexit. Where: University of Glasgow, Humanities Lecture Theatre When: Wednesday, Oct 19th, 17:30