CPTPP member countries have a combined population of 500 million and GDP of £9 trillion. For reference, although the EU is a similar size, with a GDP of £11 trillion, the value of our total trade to the EU is much higher, at £557 billion.

On 4 October, we hosted a webinar to answer this very question, offering a high-level overview of the procedure for UK trade mark applications, registry disputes and infringement actions.

Brexit has triggered a record number of applications for trade marks in the UK, with 195,000 registered in the past year, up 54 per cent from 127,000 the year before, according to data shared with City A.M. today.

NHS costs, food standards and intellectual property rights must be protected in any deal by the UK to join a major international trade agreement, a Lords committee has told ministers in a new report.

Following the end of the Brexit transition period UK businesses are now having to pay ‘security bonds’ of £50,000 or more to courts in the European Union in order to litigate there, legal experts told City A.M. today.

Paul Hardman, Director and Head of Commercial and Corporate law, explores the latest issues around Intellectual Property protection post-Brexit. / The issues around protecting your intellectual property around the world have never been so complex.