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15 August 2016Copyright

UK minister to discuss Brexit in China

The UK’s intellectual property minister will travel to China to discuss the effect that Brexit has had on IP.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe will attend the UK-China IP Symposium from August 22 to 26.

The visit will include trips to Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Xi’an and Beijing.

The UK’s vote to leave the EU on June 24 will form part of the meetings and Neville-Rolfe will give updates on the unitary patent and Unified Patent Court, as well as the wider impact of the vote to leave.

She will also discuss developments related to the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) and the impact of the UK Supreme Court’s decision in PMS International Limited v Magmatic, which centred on the design of the Trunki suitcase.

IPEC Judge Richard Hacon and speakers from the UK’s Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys will also speak during the symposium.

In July, Neville-Rolfe offered reassurances that the UK will continue to have one of the world’s best IP environments despite the Brexit decision .

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