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...

F2qualifying 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.