Article 3 Prescribed proceedings

(1)

The following civil proceedings are prescribed for the purposes of section 241A(1)—

(a)

proceedings relating to or arising out of a legal right or obligation of a consumer;

(b)

proceedings relating to or arising out of the infringement of an intellectual property right;

(c)

proceedings relating to or arising out of passing off or the misuse of a trade secret.

(2)

In paragraph (1)(a) a “consumer” is an individual who—

(a)

is acting outside his trade, business or profession; or

(b)

is acting with a view to carrying on a business but not in the course of a business carried on by him.

(3)

In paragraph (1)(b) an “intellectual property right” includes a patent, copyright, and analogous or related right, database right, registered or unregistered design right, registered trade mark, topography right, supplementary protection certificate, plant variety right, protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication.