The updated Intellectual Property section of our Beyond Brexit Legal Guide is now available, in which we look at the impact of the end of the Brexit transition period on: Read more

The post below was first published on our Intellectual Property blog New MHRA Brexit guidance was released on 1 September 2020 (and further supplemented in October 2020), after the previous UK Government guidance in relation to pharmaceuticals was withdrawn in January 2020.  The guidance confirms the regulatory steps required for grandfathering of centralised marketing authorisations … Read more

The post below was first published on our Intellectual Property blog The UK Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed (27.02.20) that the UK will not be participating in the UPC system saying: “Participating in a court that applies EU law and bound by the CJEU is inconsistent with our aims of becoming an independent self-governing nation.” Read more

The post below was first published on our Intellectual Property blog on 30 January 2020 From 23.00 on 31 January 2020, the UK will no longer be a member state of the EU, although it will be treated as such for the duration of the transition period. From an IP point of view, the status quo … Read more

Today our updated Brexit Legal Guide was released. Below is a message from our Chair and Senior Partner James Palmer which accompanied the updated guide. Dear clients and professional colleagues, The outcome of the June 2016 UK referendum on EU membership ushered in a period of increasing political turmoil in the UK. When I wrote … Read more

In today’s webinar Paul Butcher, Brexit Director at Herbert Smith Freehills, was joined by Sarah Hawes, Head of Corporate Knowledge,  Miriam Everett, Consultant, Head of Data Protection and Privacy, Anna Henderson, Professional Support Consultant, and Rachel Montagnon, Professional Support Consultant, to reflect on some of the key issues businesses are facing in the fields of … Read more

The post below was first published on our Intellectual Property blog See the updated IP section of the revised Herbert Smith Freehills Brexit Legal Guide which reviews the IP and pharma elements of the draft Withdrawal Agreement endorsed by the EU Council on 25 November 2018 and the no deal provisions as set out by the UK Government … Read more

Without an intervening event, the UK will withdraw from the EU at 11pm on 29 March 2019.   Otherwise much remains unknown. The negotiated withdrawal deal comprising a legally binding Withdrawal Agreement and non-binding Political Declaration is facing significant opposition in the UK and will not be submitted for parliamentary approval until next week. Without a … Read more