Europe has been experiencing political turmoil over the last few years, from the Catalonia referendum on independence to Brexit (the abbreviation for “British exit” referring to the United Kingdom’s decision in a June 2016 referendum to leave the European Union). No surprise, Brexit is expected to have consequences on the intellectual property (IP) of UK companies, from many standpoints: legal, economic (IP rights-intensive industries contribute more than 35 percent to the UK’s GDP, marketing, social, etc.
The guest of this episode, Tim Moss, has been the CEO and Comptroller General of the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) since May 2017, and previously was the Registrar of Companies for England and Wales and Chief Executive of Companies House, the UK Registrar of Companies. Tim is at the forefront of the changes occurring as a result of Brexit and will share his views on its consequences for the IP world. Named by Managing IP magazine as one of the top 50 most influential people in IP in the world, he offers an eye-opening analysis of the main challenges faced by the IP world in general and how to overcome them.
Every two weeks, on Tuesday, Brand & New gives the floor to inspiring individuals, with a 360-degree vision, to help brand owners, intellectual property lawyers, and marketing and finance professionals (and beyond!) stay curious and agile in an ever-evolving business environment.
Brand & New is a production of the International Trademark Association
Hosted by Audrey Dauvet
Contribution of M. Halle & S. Lagedamond - Music by JD Beats
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT INTA.ORG
To go further:
About Tim Moss (link to https://www.gov.uk/government/people/tim-moss)
About the UK IPO (link to https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office)
Also of interest:
INTA portal about Brexit (link to https://www.inta.org/Advocacy/Pages/Brexit.aspx)
IP & Brexit - Guidance from the UK IPO (link to https://www.gov.uk/guidance/intellectual-property-and-brexit)
Brexit Q&A from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (link to https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/en/brexit-q-and-a?TSPD_101_R0=655fcde00d4427018568920a6bd88cfcc5j0000000000000002f4ecfeacffff00000000000000000000000000005da3cbe1000eb28a3f)
No-deal Brexit Guidance from The Law Society (link to https://www.lawsociety.org.uk/support-services/advice/articles/no-deal-brexit-intellectual-property/)
INTA Bulletin: Artificial Intelligence Is Genuine Benefit to the Intellectual Property Field (link to : https://www.inta.org/INTABulletin/Pages/WIPO_Brand_and_Design_Database_Section_Head_Mona_Remlawi_Interview_7412.aspx)
INTA Daily News (page 1): How IP Offices Use Artificial Intelligence (link to: https://www.inta.org/PDF%20Library/2019Daily/2019DailyNews_Day5.pdf
Brand & New episodes featuring interviews with heads of various IP Offices (link to https://www.inta.org/brandandnew)