目前这些权利自动产生。但尚不确定在英国退出欧盟后,现有的这些权利将发生什么改变。或将采取措施在一个过渡期内将欧盟非注册式外观设计权利延伸至英国。然而,英国退出欧盟后,欧盟非注册式外观设计权利似乎将在英国失效。如果在英国退出欧盟后,三年的欧盟非注册式外观设计权利期终止,可能将在英国留下一个“保护空白期”。
虽然英国非注册式外观设计权利仍可为合格人员所用,但所提供的保护与欧盟非注册式外观设计权利提供的保护有所不同。因此,我们建议不要简单依赖于非注册式外观设计权利,而是同您在麦斯哲的咨询师交流,讨论提交注册式外观设计保护申请的问题。
目前来看,英国退出欧盟后,欧盟非注册式外观设计权利似乎将在英国失效。
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