# Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, Section 219: Qualification by reference to employer.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) A design qualifies for design right protection if it is created in the course of employment with a qualifying person.
(2) In the case of ... joint employment a design qualifies for design right protection if any of the ... employers is a qualifying person.
(3) Where a design which is ... created in the course of joint employment qualifies for design right protection under this section, only those ... employers who are qualifying persons are entitled to design right under section 215(3) (first ownership of design right: entitlement of ... employer).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/219 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-designs-and-patents-act-1988/section-219
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