Were we to go - what would Brexit mean for IP?
Just before the Scottish referendum I wrote a couple of articles on the SNP's proposals for intellectual property in a separate Scotland (What would an independent Scottish government do about Intellectual Property?10 Sept 2014 and More on Scotland and Intellectual Property13 Sept 2014). Today I shall attempt a similar exercise in respect of Brexit.
What would not change
Were we to withdraw from the European Union we would probably remain a member of the World Trade Organization and bound by TRIPS (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights). Art 2 (1) of TRIPS requires WTO members to comply with Articles 1 through 12, and Article 19, of the Paris Convention. There is no reason why we should not remain party to the Berne, Rome and other multilateral agreements to which we are party including the European Patent Convention.
But what would
However, we would miss out on the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court because art 84 (1) of the Agreement on a Uni…
What would not change
Were we to withdraw from the European Union we would probably remain a member of the World Trade Organization and bound by TRIPS (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights). Art 2 (1) of TRIPS requires WTO members to comply with Articles 1 through 12, and Article 19, of the Paris Convention. There is no reason why we should not remain party to the Berne, Rome and other multilateral agreements to which we are party including the European Patent Convention.
But what would
However, we would miss out on the unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court because art 84 (1) of the Agreement on a Uni…
