Does Britain's withdrawal from the EU have an impact on the European patent system?

Britain's withdrawal from the EU has little impact on the European patent system, because the European Patent Office is not an EU institution, and the existing European patents covering Britain are not affected. The number of the re-registered design will be prefixed with the number "9" to form the registered design number. This will provide registrants with a way to identify re-registered designs and distinguish them from existing British registered designs.