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In Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (26 Oct 2022), I mentioned the introduction and second reading of that bill. In that article, I wrote that the purpose of the bill s to enable the government to remove the special features of retained European Union law ("REUL") from the English and Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish legal systems by the end of 2023. I added that the bill if passed was likely to affect intellectual property law in the United Kingdom because much of that law implements EU legislation and case law. For that reason, I offered to follow the progress of the bill and its application to intellectual property law.
According to the UK Parliament's website, the bill has completed the report stage and is now at the report stage. A copy of the bill as amended in committee can be found here. Anyone interested in what was said in Parliament about the bill can consult Hansard here.
On 29 Nov 2022, the Intellectual Property Office published updated guidance on the bill. It consists of a list of retained EU law, as defined in s. 6 (7) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. Such law relates to intellectual property within the policy remit of the IPO and does not address issues that lie outside such as plant varieties or rights arising at common law. The list covers copyrights, designs, patents, trade marks and enforcement. Readers will see that it is quite long enough.
I shall continue to monitor the progress of the bill and report any other useful materials on the topic that come to my attention. In the meantime, anyone who is interested in the topic may call me on +44 (0)20 7404 5252 during office hours or send me a message through my contact form.
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