Article 81 The “design court” – Jurisdiction over infringement and validityF1

in England and Wales, the High Court;

in Scotland, the sheriff court and the Court of Session; and

in Northern Ireland, the county court and the High Court.

for infringement actions and actions in respect of threatened infringement of supplementary unregistered designs;

for actions for declaration of non-infringement of supplementary unregistered designs;

for actions for a declaration of invalidity of a supplementary unregistered design;

for counterclaims for a declaration of invalidity of a supplementary unregistered design raised in connection with actions under (a).