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HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018It looks like we are on, my Lords. There is a great deal that one could say about the way in which the need arises for this SI and indeed for the others in this series. Today my…14 Jan 2019HANSARDPatents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, we have to conclude after the debate so far that this SI is holed below the waterline and the Minister will have some difficulty in preventing it sinking. He will have…14 Jan 2019HANSARDPatents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I thank the noble Lord for that intervention because that is exactly the impression that I had got. To add to the Minister’s woes, I want to go off into a completely different…14 Jan 2019HANSARDIntellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, can the Minister confirm that they will be no-deal SIs on the same basis as the other three SIs being put forward today?14 Jan 2019HANSARDPatents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018I apologise to the Minister but actually it was not the Bristows opinion; the 39-page opinion that I mentioned is actually from Brick Court Chambers, and it is very comprehensive.…14 Jan 2019HANSARDPatents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018That was the noble Lord, Lord Adonis.14 Jan 2019HANSARDTrade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018My Lords, my noble friend has asked an important technical question, given her long-standing expertise in this area. As with the patent statutory instrument, this does appear to…14 Jan 2019