Brexit, trade marks and designs: the position papers compared

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Brexit, trade marks and designs: the position papers compared

December 18 2017
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Associations including CITMA, ECTA, INTA and MARQUES have published position papers discussing IP rights when the UK leaves the EU in March 2019. Managing IP looks at the biggest issues, including registered EU rights, pending applications, exhaustion and representation

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