Article 8 Infringement of intellectual property rights
United Kingdom
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The law applicable to a non-contractual obligation arising from an infringement of an intellectual property right shall be the law of the country for which protection is claimed.
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3.
The law applicable under this Article may not be derogated from by an agreement pursuant to Article 14.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Art. 8(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Law Applicable to Contractual Obligations and Non-Contractual Obligations (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/834), regs. 1, 11(5) (as substituted by S.I. 2020/1574, regs. 1, 6(13)(a)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)