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UK signs treaty to ease global design protection, boosting harmonization drive

By Douglas Clarke-Williams ( July 11, 2025, 13:43 GMT | Insight) -- The UK became the first major signatory of an emerging global treaty to streamline procedures for design protection today, joining 19 other countries. For the UK to sign the Riyadh Design Law Treaty potentially brings  sharper focus on international harmonization of design protections, but the treaty’s success remains dependent on other big jurisdictions such as the US and China signing up.The UK became the first major signatory of an emerging global treaty to streamline procedures for design protection today....

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