Intellectual Property
Updated 5 November 2019
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Geneva Industrial Designs
Description
This agreement allows applicants to register a design in any one of the 67 contracting parties through a single application.
Will this agreement or arrangement be in place in a no-deal scenario?
Will be in place
Additional Comments
The UK deposited the instrument of ratification needed to join the Hague System for the international registration of industrial designs in Geneva on 18th March 2018. For further information please see published article and agreement text
Lead Department
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Country
N/A - Multilateral
Source
- Geneva Act of 2 July 1999 of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
Marrakesh Treaty
Description
The Marrakesh Treaty is an international agreement to improve the access of visually impaired people to copyright works around the world by allowing the making, distribution, and transfer between Treaty countries of accessible format copies of copyright works (e.g. braille copies of books).
Will this agreement or arrangement be in place in a no-deal scenario?
Will not be in place
Additional Comments
The UK signed the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled on 28 June 2013, but its participation has been on the basis of ratification by the European Union on 1 October 2018. The UK is taking the necessary steps to ratify the agreement as a separate participating state.
Lead Department
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Country
N/A - Multilateral
Source
- Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled
DEFINITION OF CATEGORIES
Will be in Place
Agreement ready to enter into force on day one of exit, or only administrative or domestic implementation steps outstanding in order for agreement to enter into force on day one.
Expected to be in Place
Agreement on track to be in place for day one, and may have been initialled or agreed in principle, but some steps, such as signature or ratification, remain outstanding.
Engagement Ongoing
Discussions are ongoing with the third country.
Not Expected to be in Place
Existing obstacle(s) to the finalisation of text, signature, or ratification that is unlikely to be overcome in time for day one entry into force.
Will Not be in Place
Not possible to conclude for day one. In some cases, the agreement will nonetheless be in place shortly after day one.