Written question asked by Bill Esterson (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 December 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 December 2017 (named day). It was answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative) on Monday, 18 December 2017 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

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Industrial Design: Intellectual Property

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the UK's ratification of The Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the ability of UK businesses to register their designs internationally.

Answer

The Government intends to ratify the Hague Agreement to join the international system in a national capacity, which will ensure UK designers are able to register their designs internationally after the UK leaves the EU.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

119145

Session

2017-19

Subjects

Business International cooperation Intellectual property Industrial design Brexit

Link

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