tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post6100876206578162250..comments2024-03-28T16:45:51.051+00:00Comments on The IPKat: UK Intellectual Property Bill gets its second readingVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-77918773507140069572014-01-22T14:36:18.896+00:002014-01-22T14:36:18.896+00:00Thank you, Darren. That has clarified things very ...Thank you, Darren. That has clarified things very nicely!Paul Leonardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-45981647553071178072014-01-22T13:06:47.097+00:002014-01-22T13:06:47.097+00:00Dear Paul, thank you for your question. The answe...Dear Paul, thank you for your question. The answer is no: UK residents, in common with all EU residents, can use the Hague Agreement to obtain registered design protection in any Hague country. Others from signatory countries can obtain protection equivalent to Community Registered Design using the Hague system, but, until the IP Bill and necessary secondary legislation is enacted, not UK national protection.<br /><br />DarrenDarren Smythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04252776942038752516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-24025712308379506242014-01-22T12:29:48.257+00:002014-01-22T12:29:48.257+00:00I have a question for the learned Kats and/or fell...I have a question for the learned Kats and/or fellow subscribers: am I right in thinking that the UK's membership of the Hague Agreement through the EU, rather than nationally, means that others (from signatory countries) can use the Agreement to cover the UK, but UK residents can't use it as yet?Paul Leonardnoreply@blogger.com