UK IP minister offers ‘Brexit’ reassurances
The UK’s intellectual property minister has reassured delegates at an industry event that the UK will continue to have one of the world’s best IP environments despite its decision to leave the EU.
Baroness Lucy Neville-Rolfe spoke at the summer reception for the Union of European Practitioners in IP on Wednesday, June 29.
Addressing the UK’s decision to leave the EU, Neville-Rolfe said: “It’s clear that there are many questions—not all of which can yet be answered.
“I would like to begin with a clear message: the UK has one of the world’s best IP environments. The changes that will be triggered by the outcome of last Thursday’s vote will not alter that,” she said.
Neville-Rolfe added that IP users can continue to expect outstanding, professionally delivered granting services and that copyright owners can expect the framework will continue to support creativity.
“The UK will continue to be envied around the world for the quality of its enforcement environment,” she said.
She added that the UK will continue to do business with the EU “as normal” until the UK has officially left the union.
Although the future of the unitary patent and Unified Patent Court has been a hot topic since the vote Neville-Rolfe said there was little she could say at this stage.
