1Meaning of “design” and “original”
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(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.