
KEY POINTS
- CMA advises scrapping EU-era TTBER as it expires in April 2026
- Proposal introduces 12-year UK-specific tech licensing exemption
- Outdated 'utility models' removed; database rights added
Britain's competition regulator has recommended scrapping the EU-era Assimilated Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) when it expires on 30 April 2026, replacing it with a new 12-year UK Technology Transfer Block Exemption Order (TTBEO).