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AFTER BREXIT: WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH YOUR EU TRADEMARKS AND DESIGNS?

The decision of the British people to leave the European Union will have implications for all European institutions, including European intellectual property rights, like trademarks, patents and designs.  

However, it is not clear what will happen at the governmental level, when the infamous Article 50 will be invoked, what will be the future relationship between the EU and the UK and how long the separation process will take. Let alone that anything is known about the implications of the leave vote for EUIPO and EU Trademarks and Designs.  

One thing is certain, at this moment the United Kingdom is still a member of the European Union and therefore your EU Trademarks and Designs are valid throughout the European Union, including the United Kingdom.
  
In all reasonable probability, after the separation is a fact, your registered trademark or design will still be valid in the United Kingdom, with the same priority date of the EU Trademark or Design registration.  

We expect that there will be either an automatical conversion of your EU Trademark or Design registration  into a national UK Trademark or Design registration. Or you will be asked to actively file a confirmation application in order to convert your trademark or design rights into a national UK registration.  

We will of course keep you posted on the developments.   

What we advise you to do for now is: do not worry and await the developments. It is business as usual:  


 

CHANGES IN OFFICIAL FEES

As per 23 March 2016 a number of changes have entered into force with respect to EU trademarks.

There has been a change in official fees. No more ‘three classes for one fee’ but one has to pay for each class covered in the application or registration. The new official fee for an application in one class will be € 850, with an extra class fee of € 50 for the second class, and € 150 for each additional class.

The new renewal fees will be the same, which means a considerable reduction in comparison with the old renewal fees. There are now also slightly lower opposition, cancellation and appeal fees.

Our CTM2Protect fees in EURO per 23 March are as follows:
 
Trademark applications: 


 
      Renewals (all EU trademarks due for renewal from 23 March): 

CHANGE OF NAME OHIM AND CTM

OHIM’s name has been changed to “European Union Intellectual Property Office” (EUIPO) and a Community Trademark (CTM) will be renamed “European Union Trademark” (EUTM)

CTM2Protect will however not change its name.