23 June 2016Copyright

IP and ‘Brexit’: too much uncertainty and the devil you know

Britain goes to the polls today, June 23, to decide whether the UK should remain a member of the EU or leave the union. With lawyers predicting uncertainty and negativity in the event of a ‘Brexit’, WIPR provides an overview of what a vote to leave would mean for IP.

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