Part III Design Right
Chapter I Design right in original designs
Qualification for design right protection
217 Qualifying individuals and qualifying persons.
(1)
In this Part—
F1...
F2 “ qualifying person ” means—
(a)
an individual habitually resident in a qualifying country, or
(b)
a body corporate or other body having legal personality which—
(i)
is formed under the law of a part of the United Kingdom or another qualifying country, and
(ii)
has in any qualifying country a place of business at which substantial business activity is carried on.
(2)
References in this Part to a qualifying person include the Crown and the government of any other qualifying country.
(3)
In this section “qualifying country” means—
(a)
the United Kingdom,
(b)
a country to which this Part extends by virtue of an Order under section 255, F3or
F4(c)
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(d)
to the extent that an Order under section 256 so provides, a country designated under that section as enjoying reciprocal protection.
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(5)
In determining for the purpose of the definition of “qualifying person” whether substantial business activity is carried on at a place of business in any country, no account shall be taken of dealings in goods which are at all material times outside that country.