# Intellectual Property Act 2014, Section 1: Meaning of “design” and “original”


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/18/section/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/intellectual-property-act-2014/section-1
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