The Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Substitution of Article 81 (The “design court” – jurisdiction over infringement and validity) U.K.

33.  For Article 81, substitute—

“Article 81 U.K. The “design court” – Jurisdiction over infringement and validity

1.   In this Regulation, “design court” means—

(a) in England and Wales, the High Court;

(b) in Scotland, the sheriff court and the Court of Session; and

(c) in Northern Ireland, the county court and the High Court.

2.   The design court has exclusive jurisdiction—

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

(b) for actions for declaration of non-infringement of supplementary unregistered designs;

(c) for actions for a declaration of invalidity of a supplementary unregistered design;

(d) for counterclaims for a declaration of invalidity of F1 ... a supplementary unregistered design raised in connection with actions under (a).”

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Sch. 1 para. 33 omitted (31.12.2020 immediately before IP completion day) by virtue of The Intellectual Property (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1050), regs. 1(2), 17(e)

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 1 para. 33 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1