Attire Accessories - Nov/Dec 2019 (Issue 79)

ACID W: acid.uk.com will also provide holders of RCDs, UCDs, and protected international design and trade mark registrations designating the EU with equivalent rights on exit day. CHANGES Whilst new Designs and Trade Marks can be registered in the UK, from the date we may leave with no deal it will be necessary to apply to the European Intellectual Property Office for protection in EU27 by separate application. In the event of Brexit without a withdrawal agreement, all existing RCDs, UCDs, EUTMs and international design and trade mark registrations designating the EU will no longer provide protection in the UK. WATCHPOINTS FOR UK DESIGNERS Currently, the majority of UK designers rely on unregistered EU and UK design rights. Unregistered design rights arise automatically and last for 3 years. An unregistered EU design protects the shape, colour, contours, lines, ornamentation, texture and shape. A UK unregistered design protects the shape and configuration of a design for 10 years after it was sold or 15 years after it was created, whichever is earliest. Post Brexit, interestingly, deal or no deal, UK designers will no longer have EU unregistered design protection in EU27. The Government have gone some way to addressing this with the promise of the introduction of a supplementary unregistered design right which will mirror the broader EU protection, but this will only offer protection in the UK. Despite repeated and consistent request to Government, there has been no leadership or advice on this anomaly and designers have been asked to seek guidance from IP lawyers. In a nutshell, unless there is simultaneous publication of an unregistered design in both UK and EU, EU27 protection for unregistered designs will not be available. A key benefit of ACID membership is access to our legal affiliates all of whom are experts in design and trade mark law so, if you are an ACID member, in the absence of Government advice, they are an excellent resource. FULL GOVERNMENT ADVICE IS AVAILABLE ON: How UK design and international design and trade mark law currently works Changes to UK design and trade mark law Creation of a registered design Pending applications Details of how to opt out Renewals and restoration Designs which expire after exit day Designs which expire before exit day RCD registrations and applications reinstated after exit day Deferred publication and where publication of the RCD is deferred at EUIPO and many other design and trade marks related issues are available in the latest advice, so please refer to http://bit.ly/2mSgZtM Blue Lily .925 Silver is a new up and coming brand, we offer an in-expensive range of Sterling silver studs, earrings, pendants and rings. The items are delivered to you in a branded white box...... it looks Fantastic. …boxed and ready to sell, it makes sense. w w w . b l u e l i l y 9 2 5 s i l v e r . c o m 90 De Beauvoir Road, London N1 4EN, UK www.thehealthybackbag.co.uk/trade @healthybackbag The Healthy Back Bag