20 February 2016
The Prime Minister announces the EU referendum date. He makes it clear that although it is of course up to The People, The People would be stupid not to vote to stay in the EU because Britain will be far better off within the Community now that he has told the European Parliament what’s what. And we all know that The People are not stupid. I get the impression that Mr Cameron has not yet given masses of thought to the IP implications of a Brexit. But I’m sure he will do before 23 June. Meanwhile, with impeccable timing, CIPA is about to host a delegation of Japanese IP attorneys. We will be spending tomorrow discussing all manner of IP issues with them, and naturally they will ask why we are even bothering, in view of the UK’s forthcoming undignified erasure from the map of Europe. It is time to think quickly about some positive messages, for example:
I am relieved to hear that the pollsters will be providing us with regular updates on how stupid The People are feeling, so that we can keep track of how likely we are to wake up on 24 June unable to get hold of a croissant for breakfast. The pollsters are not stupid, although they have been known to be very badly wrong.
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