tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post4520947542666673127..comments2024-03-29T12:23:31.959+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Brexit and Brands: 536 days and counting – what is the UK going to do?Verónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-61285238164966570972017-10-12T10:25:41.675+01:002017-10-12T10:25:41.675+01:00I could not agree more that one of the biggest fru...I could not agree more that one of the biggest frustrations of Brexit is that not only do we not know what Brexit and IP actually looks like, it is also like swimming in glue for most businesses within the creative industries. Certainty and clarity are what we need. <br /><br />One of the most significant issues for design is that whilst Post-Brexit copyright will be about nuanced changes made to existing protection; for design, Brexit offers an existential threat because of the possible loss of EU laws. UK designers will be severely disadvantaged if they lose EU unregistered design rights, on which the majority rely.(Despite the UKIPO rightly saying that there has been a 125% increase this is still a miniscule amount for the whole of the UK. In 2016 only 8000 or so designs were registered. Considering there are 580,000 designers in this country (albeit certainly not all are product designers) this reinforces the evidence that the majority of UK designers rely on unregistered EU and UK design rights. <br /><br />EU design laws, both registered and unregistered, protect the individual character of a design in particular as they relate to the shape, texture, contours, lines, colours, ornamentation and materials of the design. UK UDR protects only the shape and configuration of a design. Entire design sectors such as fashion, lighting and furniture rely on the EU scope to protect their 3D designs; UK law alone cannot protect 3D designs whose individual character is defined by shape, texture, contours, lines, colours, ornamentation or materials. If these EU laws are not transposed into UK law post Brexit, design protection for many design sectors will be lost. Accordingly, this is a potentially calamitous issue for many design sectors.<br /><br />ACID is pressing Government to introduce a new law which mirrors the protection afforded by EU unregistered design, replacing existing UK Unregistered design to put UK designers on a level playing field with their EU counterparts in terms of IP protection.<br /><br />And if the UKIPO are not taking a position as a decision maker (and policy maker) who is? Where do we need to devote our energies to raise awareness? <br /><br />Dids Macdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12085733157286081643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-74815193268553757612017-10-08T14:52:13.325+01:002017-10-08T14:52:13.325+01:00Defra is also the lead on PVR. We believe they are...Defra is also the lead on PVR. We believe they are considering cloning all EUPVRs on day 1 for an interim period (3 years?) followed by requirement for an application so a Montevulu or Tuvanegro solution. Are IPO and Defra talking to each other? UK plant varieties office is seeing more applications for UKPVR, a system that has been fairly dormant for many years has been resurrected. Penny Maplestonehttp://www.bspb.co.uknoreply@blogger.com