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Client Information / June 2016

The Brexit – Consequences for your property rights?

It’s now certain – the majority of the British have decided to leave the European Union. This will mean in the long term that European Union trade marks and Community designs will lose their effect in the United Kingdom. However, patent applications filed or patents validated with a protective effect for the United Kingdom are not affected by the Brexit.

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