• Latest
    • AI
    • Careers
    • Diversity
    • Future of IP
    • Law firm news
    • Standard-essential patents
    • Trade secrets
    • Unified Patent Court
  • Patents
  • Trademarks
  • Copyright
  • Jurisdiction reports
  • Rankings
    • About Rankings
    • China Rankings
    • Germany Rankings
    • Global Rankings
    • UK Rankings
    • USA Rankings
    • Diversity & Inclusion Top 100 2025
    • Leaders 2025
    • Company Directory
  • WIPR Insights
    • Magazines
    • Whitepapers
  • Events
    • Conferences
    • Conference Videos
    • Webinars
  • About
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Login
  • Subscribe
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Login


Subscribe
  • Home
  • Copyright
  • ‘Brexit’ would not be a simple divorce, say IP lawyers
ailisa-shutterstock-com
16 June 2016Copyright

‘Brexit’ would not be a simple divorce, say IP lawyers

UK-based intellectual property lawyers have predicted that the Unified Patent Court (UPC) would be delayed if the UK votes to leave the EU on June 23, and that leaving the union would not be a “simple divorce”.

Already registered?

Login to your account


If you don't have a login or your access has expired, you will need to purchase a subscription to gain access to this article, including all our online content.

For more information on individual annual subscriptions for full paid access and corporate subscription options please contact us.

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Patents
Brexit: 20 law firms back opinion on UK’s UPC membership
29 September 2016   At least 20 law firms have backed a legal opinion on the UK’s membership of the Unified Patent Court after the UK leaves the EU.
Copyright
Brexit: UKIPO says UK remains a member of the UPC ‘at present’
2 August 2016   The UK Intellectual Property Office said the UK will remain a member of the Unified Patent Court and unitary patent agreement for the time being, following the UK’s vote to leave the EU.
Trademarks
Can the UPC survive without the UK?
25 July 2016   Several questions surround the future of the Unified Patent Court Agreement in light of Brexit, including whether the system can continue without the UK. Marianne Schaffner of Dechert investigates.


Editor's picks

In focus: EPO's landmark G1/25 referral and what it could mean
Patents
In focus: EPO's landmark G1/25 referral and what it could mean
5 August 2025

Editor's picks

Patents
In focus: EPO's landmark G1/25 referral and what it could mean
5 August 2025
Trade secrets
Propel Fuels nets $883m in trade secrets dispute
1 August 2025
Patents
SAP, Google, Goodyear: Hot summer cases at the Federal Circuit
23 July 2025
Patents
Emotional Perception: Supreme Court chases the ghost in the ‘machine’
22 July 2025
Patents
Thaler 2: AI-generated inventions return to the UK High Court
21 July 2025
Artificial Intelligence
Starjacking and reverse engineering: How AI is changing IP crime
18 July 2025

More articles

Patent pollution: Emissions charter aims to clean up IP
Nike loses key footwear patent in Lululemon feud
Weil adds leaders from Latham to head up tech and life sciences
Crocs stamps out challenge to EU shoe design over Amazon listings
In focus: EPO's landmark G1/25 referral and what it could mean
From patent to podium: The role of innovation in athlete training
Samsung triumphs as Unified Patent Court voids wireless network patent
The $53m cutback to $1: Lessons from MGA Entertainment v OMG Girlz

  • Home
  • News
  • Directory
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Terms of Subscription

WIPR
Newton Media Ltd
Kingfisher House
21-23 Elmfield Road
BR1 1LT
United Kingdom

  • Twitter
  • Linkedin