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3 November 2016Copyright

Brexit: IP owners still in the dark after High Court article 50 ruling

The English High Court ruled today that parliament must vote on whether the UK can trigger article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, but lawyers say intellectual property owners are still uncertain about the path ahead.

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