{"id":2452,"date":"2020-12-17T09:45:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T08:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calysta.eu\/?p=2452"},"modified":"2020-12-17T09:47:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T08:47:30","slug":"is-your-ip-portfolio-ready-for-the-post-brexit-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calysta.eu\/en\/is-your-ip-portfolio-ready-for-the-post-brexit-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your IP portfolio\u00a0ready for the\u00a0post-Brexit\u00a0reality?\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Calysta is here to help and guide you<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Next\u00a0<\/span><\/b>1\u00a0<\/span><\/b>January 2021 the\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Brexit\u00a0<\/span><\/b>transition<\/span><\/b>\u00a0period\u00a0<\/span><\/b>is over<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>As of that date the trademarks and designs covering the EU will only have effect in the remaining 27\u00a0<\/span>M<\/span>ember States and protection in the UK will be regulated by UK law\u00a0<\/span>and registrations and application<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>overseen<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>by<\/span>\u00a0the UK intellectual property office<\/span>\u00a0(UKIPO)<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To be ready for this\u00a0<\/span><\/b>post-Brexit reality<\/span><\/b>\u00a0it is important to make a distinction between\u00a0<\/span><\/b>those<\/span><\/b>\u00a0trademark and design<\/span><\/b>\u00a0rights within your\u00a0<\/span><\/b>IP\u00a0<\/span><\/b>portfolio that are registered and those that are still pending on\u00a0<\/span><\/b>31\u00a0<\/span><\/b>December 2020<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For registered trademarks and designs you will\u00a0<\/span><\/b>automatically obtain a\u00a0<\/span><\/b>comparable<\/span><\/b>\u00a0right in the UK.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>This\u00a0<\/span>comparable right is created free of charge<\/span>\u00a0and will be visible in the UK online register<\/span>\u00a0without\u00a0<\/span>issuance of a reg<\/span>istration certificate<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>It concerns a clone<\/span>, which means that\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0available data will be transferred<\/span>, including filing date, owner information<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>for trademarks also the\u00a0<\/span>goods and\/or services<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>If the owner information of your EU right is not currently up to\u00a0<\/span><\/b>date,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>we recommend\u00a0<\/span><\/b>acting<\/span><\/b>\u00a0as soon as possible to have this rectified in order to avoid additional costs\u00a0<\/span><\/b>to update the UK right<\/span><\/b>\u00a0separately in 2021<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It is possible to opt out of this regime\u00a0<\/span>and to let the\u00a0<\/span>UKIPO<\/span>\u00a0know that you\u00a0<\/span>do not want to obtain a<\/span>\u00a0UK national right. This opt<\/span>–<\/span>out possibility could be of interest to you if you have entered into agreements with third parties\u00a0<\/span>which prevent you from owning a<\/span>\u00a0certain IP right in the UK<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Checking existing agreements\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(such as trademark coexistence agreement and undertakings)<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>is recommended.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Likewise, i<\/span><\/b>t is important that you notify\u00a0<\/span><\/b>your potential licensees<\/span><\/b>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span><\/b>this\u00a0<\/span><\/b>new\u00a0<\/span><\/b>comparable\u00a0<\/span><\/b>right, and check that\u00a0<\/span><\/b>it<\/span><\/b>s creation\u00a0<\/span><\/b>does not breach any agreement.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another point of attention should be\u00a0<\/span>those trademarks and designs in your portfolio that are up for renewal in 2021<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>Instead of renewing one right\u00a0<\/span>you\u00a0<\/span>now have two rights to renew<\/span>, i.e. the EU 27 right and the UK national registration<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>You should thus foresee in an additional budget for these\u00a0<\/span><\/b>UK\u00a0<\/span><\/b>renewals<\/span><\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For the\u00a0<\/span><\/b>pending\u00a0<\/span><\/b>trademarks and designs\u00a0<\/span><\/b>action<\/span><\/b>\u00a0is needed.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>Pending rights will not be cloned automatically onto\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0UK register.\u00a0<\/span>Instead,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>you have until the\u00a0<\/span><\/b>30\u00a0<\/span><\/b>September 2021\u00a0<\/span><\/b>to\u00a0<\/span><\/b>re<\/span><\/b>–<\/span><\/b>file your pending EU trademark or design with the UKIPO<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>in order to keep your initial filing date\u00a0<\/span>(or priority date)\u00a0<\/span>of your EU filing.\u00a0<\/span>This means that you have an additional nine months to decide\u00a0<\/span>whether<\/span>\u00a0you need<\/span>\u00a0\/ want<\/span>\u00a0protection in the UK.<\/span>\u00a0This re-application\u00a0<\/span>will be examined by the UKIPO and filing fees are due.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Calysta is here for you to\u00a0<\/span><\/b>help\u00a0<\/span><\/b>re-file the application<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and\/or\u00a0<\/span><\/b>to review your trademark portfolio\u00a0<\/span><\/b>to help you decide<\/span><\/b>\u00a0whether a\u00a0<\/span><\/b>re-f<\/span><\/b>iling is necessary.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A special point of attention should be\u00a0<\/span>the designs in your portfolio that have been filed with deferment of publication<\/span>, i.e. the regime whereby\u00a0<\/span>the design views are not published.\u00a0<\/span>These designs with deferred publication will be\u00a0<\/span><\/b>treated as pending rights<\/span><\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>will thus not be automatically cloned onto the UKIPO<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>register.\u00a0<\/span>F<\/span>iling an equivalent registered design\u00a0<\/span>application\u00a0<\/span>by\u00a0<\/span>or on\u00a0<\/span>30 September 2021<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to maintain protection in the UK is needed<\/span>\u00a0and the UKIPO will allow deferment\u00a0<\/span>for a maximum of 12 months after re-filing<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Navigating the post-Brexit world\u00a0<\/span><\/b>will likely\u00a0<\/span><\/b>bring<\/span><\/b>\u00a0additional challenges for your business\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and\u00a0<\/span><\/b>entrusting Calysta\u00a0<\/span><\/b>to deal\u00a0<\/span><\/b>or assist\u00a0<\/span><\/b>with\u00a0<\/span><\/b>the Brexit impact on<\/span><\/b>\u00a0your IP portfolio\u00a0<\/span><\/b>can help\u00a0<\/span><\/b>lessen<\/span><\/b>\u00a0the burden. We are here to\u00a0<\/span><\/b>point out potential pitfalls, remind you of key deadlines and overall advise you on\u00a0<\/span><\/b>the\u00a0<\/span><\/b>best\u00a0<\/span><\/b>way forward<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>to protect your\u00a0<\/span><\/b>rights\u00a0<\/span><\/b>(<\/span><\/b>in the UK<\/span><\/b>)<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Contact\u00a0<\/span>us for more information or to set up a meeting<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Calysta is here to help and guide you\u00a0 Next\u00a01\u00a0January 2021 the\u00a0Brexit\u00a0transition\u00a0period\u00a0is over.\u00a0As of that date the trademarks and designs covering the EU will only have effect in the remaining 27\u00a0Member States and protection in the UK will be regulated by UK law\u00a0and registrations and applications\u00a0overseen\u00a0by\u00a0the UK intellectual property office\u00a0(UKIPO).\u00a0\u00a0 To be ready for this\u00a0post-Brexit reality\u00a0it […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[131],"tags":[270,228,147,260],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/calysta.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/calysta.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/calysta.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calysta.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calysta.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=2452"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/calysta.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452\/revisions\/"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2453,"href":"https:\/\/calysta.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2452\/revisions\/2453\/"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calysta.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calysta.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=2452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calysta.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories\/?post=2452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calysta.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags\/?post=2452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}