IP for Commercial Lawyers - 2018 Conference
Jane Lambert I have been invited to speak ar MBL's IP for Commercial Lawyers - 2018 Conference which will take place in London between 09:30 and 17:15 on 27 Nov 2018. The conference will cover a wide range of topics from basic concepts to the effect of Brexit on IP rights. My topic is " Patents - What happens after Brexit£ which will address the thorny question of whether there is any chance that the Unified Patent Court will ever open its doors. As brands , designs and plant varieties can be protected throughout the European Union by EU trade marks , registered and unregistered Community designs and Community plant variety rights and as much of our national trade mark, registered design, copyright, trade secrecy and patent law has been harmonized by EU directives, our withdrawal from the EU will have far-reaching consequences for British businesses which I have charted in my Brexit blog . Recently the government has published a series of guidance n