{"id":251,"date":"2020-03-01T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erlburg.law\/?p=251"},"modified":"2020-03-10T11:17:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T10:17:28","slug":"brexit-implications-on-trademarks-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erlburg.law\/en\/brexit-implications-on-trademarks-designs\/","title":{"rendered":"BREXIT: Implications on trademarks &#038; designs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>31\nJanuary 2020 marked the UK\u2019s departure from the European Union. Based on the\nwithdrawal agreement reached between the EU and the UK, there will be a\ntransitional period until 31 December 2020 for which EU law remains applicable\nto and in the UK. Brexit-related changes regarding trademarks and designs will\ntherefore only enter into force on 1 January 2021.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the withdrawal agreement reached\nbetween the EU and the UK, there will be a transitional period that is set to\nlast until 31 December 2020. EU law remains applicable to and in the UK until\nthat date and this procedure excludes any changes to European Union Trademarks\n(EUTMs) or Registered Community Designs (RCDs) for the time being. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>No\nchanges by now <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>As a consequence, no immediate action has to\nbe taken by the owners of EU trademark applications or registrations as well as\nRegistered Community Designs as registrations remain into force and pending\nproceedings will continue without any change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting from 1 January 2021, existing\nregistered EUTMs and RCDs will be automatically converted into equivalent\nnational UK registrations. &nbsp;In fact, the UK IPO will create comparable UK trademarks and designs for all EU\nregistrations and registered\nEUTMs and RCDs will be duplicated in the UK\u2019s national registers and in the\nregisters of the EUIPO. Rightsholders\nwill not have to take any further actions with respect to this conversation but\nmay opt out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Automatic\nconversion into national UK registrations <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The automatic conversion will imply no further costs to the owner of the\nregistrations and these converted registrations will: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Have the same legal status\n     in the UK as in the EU;<\/li><li>Keep the original filing\n     date of the comparable EUTM and RCD;<\/li><li>Keep the original priority\n     (or UK seniority) date;<\/li><li>Be completely independent\n     from the comparable EUTM and RCD;<\/li><li>Have all details available\n     online on GOV.UK.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the registers will exist independently\nfrom each other, rightholders will have to perform a renewal procedure for their\nregistrations with respect to each register separately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pending\napplications <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications to register EUTMs\nand RCDs that have not been granted until 31 December 2020 will not be\nconverted automatically. However, if the EUTM\/the RCD is granted after 31 December\n2020, there will be a period of nine months to obtain a comparable registration\nin the United Kingdom.\nAs long as\nthe application is identical to the EU application, the applicant must have the\nsame rights as those mentioned above. Upon the request of the applicant, the corresponding right\nwill be examined in accordance with UK law and there will be costs associated\nwith this procedure. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>31 January 2020 marked the UK\u2019s departure from the European Union. Based on the withdrawal agreement reached between the EU and the UK, there will be a transitional period until 31 December 2020 for which EU law remains applicable to and in the UK. 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