Digital Guide: Brexit, Intellectual Property Rights and Heritage

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Following the UK’s departure from the EU, UK heritage organisations need to familiarise themselves with the impact this will have upon their activities.

This guide provides an overview of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) management issues for heritage organisations relating to Brexit.

Drawing upon the latest advice from the UK’s Intellectual Property Office www.ipo.gov.uk, this guide will focus on the following aspects:

• Setting the scene
• Intellectual Property Rights and why they are important to heritage organisations
• Copyright changes
• The management of orphan works (works in copyright where the rights holders are either unknown or cannot be traced)
• Other IPR related issues, including:
  • The relevance of judgements from the EU Court of Justice (CJEU)
  • The database right
  • Trademarks

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