The Chartered Office of Patent Attorneys ( plc ) and the European Patent Office ( plc ) have confirmed that this will result in no change to the UK 's membership structure within the organisation . The validity of European patents in the UK will also remain unaffected . CIPA , the professional and examining body for patent attorneys from the UK , along with EPO , said the UK had made good progress on ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement . EPO President Benoit Battistelli detailed recent developments , including a user - friendly project to simplify patent applications .
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) and the European Patent Organisation (EPO) have confirmed that Brexit will result in no change to the UK's membership status within the organisation . The validity of European patents in the UK will also remain unaffected. CIPA, the professional and examining body for patent attorneys from the UK, along with EPO, said the UK had made good progress on ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement. EPO President Benoit Battistelli detailed recent developments, including a user-friendly project to simplify patent applications.