Section 1 Meaning of “design” and “original”I1
(1)
In section 213(2) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (unregistered design right: meaning of “design”), in subsection (2), omit “any aspect of”.
(2)
In section 51 of that Act (copyright infringement: exception for certain designs), in subsection (3), in the definition of “design”, omit “any aspect of”.
(3)
In section 213(4) of that Act (unregistered design right: meaning of “original”)—
(a)
after “commonplace” insert “ in a qualifying country ”, and
(b)
at the end insert “ ; and “qualifying country” has the meaning given in section 217(3) ”.
(4)
Subsection (3) applies only to designs created after the commencement of that subsection.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 1 in force at 1.10.2014 by S.I. 2014/2330, art. 3, Sch.