EU trademark and design rights holders will keep their intellectual property protections in the U.K. after Brexit, under the pending deal between the two sides.
Trademarks, community designs, and plant variety protections granted by or registered in the EU would continue to get the same level of protection under U.K. law, according to the agreement. The U.K. also wouldn’t charge EU intellectual property holders to register their rights in the country after it leaves the bloc.
The agreement, which EU and U.K. leaders approved Nov. 25, offers a glimpse into the future of intellectual property laws and fate of rights ...
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