Part 1Design
Unregistered design right
I13Qualification criteria
1
In section 217 of that Act (qualifying individuals and qualifying persons), in subsection (1)—
a
omit the definition of “qualifying individual”, and
b
for the definition of “qualifying person” substitute—
“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
In that section, omit subsection (4).
3
In section 218 of that Act (qualification by reference to designer)—
a
in subsection (2), omit “a qualifying individual or, in the case of a computer-generated design,”
b
in subsection (3), omit “a qualifying individual or, as the case may be,”, and
c
in subsection (4), omit “qualifying individuals or”.
4
In section 220 of that Act (qualification by reference to first marketing)—
a
in subsection (1)(a), omit “who is exclusively authorised to put such articles on the market in the United Kingdom”,
b
in subsection (2), for “requirements” substitute “
requirement
”
,
c
in subsection (3), for “those requirements” substitute “
that requirement
”
, and
d
omit subsection (4).
5
In section 264 of that Act (index of defined expressions), in the Table, omit the entry for “qualifying individual”.
6
This section applies only to designs created after the commencement of this section.