Consultation center on intellectual property for exporters continues its work
On April 22, 2021, the second consultation at the intellectual property consultation center for exporters was held.
Six questions were asked at the consultation.
Some of the questions concerned the effects of Brexit on the validity of intellectual property in regional or national systems of rights protection.
We publish the most interesting ones for your review:
Question:
Our Belarusian organization is the owner of an international trademark indicating the EU, and therefore the UK, since 2020. But at the end of 2020 Great Britain terminated its membership in the EU. Have we lost the UK as a country of international trademark registration? Do we have to apply for the UK separately?
Question:
As a follow-up question on international trademarks with an EU designation, we have a European patent for an invention with a UK indication. What should we do in connection with Great Britain's exit from the EU?
Question:
What is the principle of exhaustion of trademark rights in the EU and the UK?
Question:
We have registration of the MIM trademark in Ukraine. Our competitors use the MIM mark. Can we prosecute them for infringement?
