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The 201 st edition of Never Too Late is here to bring you up to speed on the latest and greatest of the IPKat world! Today’s highlights include no-deal Brexit analysis, event reports, copyright in fireworks, logos and even football trophies! And for Kat’s sake – what is ‘Fiverrization’?! IPR Melting Pot The UK Government has issued a number of technical notices relating to IPR’s in a no-Brexit scenario. In UK copyright in a no-deal Brexit scenario: what will happen? , Kat Eleonora Rosati reviews Copyright if there’s no Brexit deal . GuestKat Rosie Burbidge sheds light onto the exhaustion of rights ( No deal Brexit - what does it mean for exhaustion of rights? ), patents ( No deal Brexit - what will happen to patents - particularly SPCs and the UPC? ), and registered Community designs and trade marks ( No deal Brexit - what does it mean for registered Community designs and trade marks ). GuestKat Mathilde Pavis provides her insights about a new phenomenon/business model-- ‘Fiverrizatio...

There was a time when national IP offices were cozy little operations, dealing with the registration of patents, trademarks and designs. Various national offices did a better or worse job at this, but all agreed- the task of the IP office was ….well, mostly technical and administrative. No one came looking for guidance on how the fruits of protected IP was meant to filter through the greater world of business and industry. No more. While not the stuff of racy headlines, one of the most important dynamics running through the IP world is how national IP offices are coming to terms with this expanded role, easily defined in the abstract, but surprisingly challenging to implement. Against this backdrop, this Kat felt the undercurrents of uncertainty that characterized the First Plenary Session (““Anchoring Innovation: The Future of IP Organisations”) of the 2018 edition of Singapore’s nonpareil IPWeek @ SG . This Kat was not able to attend this year, but the Intellectual Property Office...