Intellectual Property Office introduces 30-month deferral option for international product launches
The measure covers British designers exhibiting at global trade shows or publishing online, removing post-Brexit disadvantages and bringing domestic protection into line with major international standards.
At an international design fair, a delighted IPO official fits a round wheel labelled ‘30-month deferral’ to a British designer’s product trolley. Its discarded square wheel lies beside him. The designer raises an eyebrow; neighbouring exhibitors already have ordinary round wheels. The satire presents the reform as removing a handicap rather than inventing an advantage.
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