Working in global markets offers many opportunities to UK designers and manufacturers but it is important to understand the different approaches to IP internationally to ensure you are best protected and can confidently face any IP challenges.
The UKIPO has an extensive IP Attache network who are experts in their jurisdictions, ready to help and advise.
Each IP Attache has an extensive background which you can read about on the Attaché contact details – GOV.UK area of the UKIPO website and their contact details are below:
China: Samual Stone [email protected]
Europe: Adin Samson [email protected]
Geneva Multilateral Institutions: Lizzie Wilson [email protected] and Valeriano Simone [email protected]
India: Divya Srinivasan [email protected]
Latin America & The Carribean: Angelica Garcia [email protected]
Middle East & North Africa: Sanaz Farahzadi [email protected]
North America: Kayleigh Nauman [email protected]
South East Asia: Christabel Koh [email protected] and Desmond Tan [email protected]
The UKIPO also has general advice for doing business overseas, including a toolkit for small businesses. Visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/export-advice-for-smes-doing-business-in-the-uk-and-overseas
If you are exploring opportunities in the EU, as well as contacting the EU IP Attache, you can visit the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) website. This will enable you to read about IP rights in the EU, as well as search for existing IP rights such as trade marks and designs. Visit https://www.euipo.europa.eu/en
ACID also has an affiliation with the China British Business Council:
CBBC’s mission is to help UK companies of all sizes and sectors, whether new entrants or established operations, access the full potential of the fastest growing market in the world. CBBC deliver a range of practical services, including: advice and consultancy, market research, event management, an overseas market introduction service, trade missions and exhibitions, and setting up rep offices. They have 10 UK offices and 13 offices across key locations in China. This in-country network provides invaluable local insight, access, and knowledge. It is also the basis of their Launchpad® and Hotdesk services. As a partner of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) they deliver its business-to-business services in China.
