Part 1Design

Registered designs

6Ownership of design and application for registration

(1)

In section 2 of the Registered Designs Act 1949 (ownership of registered designs)—

(a)

omit subsection (1A) (which provides for the commissioner of a design to be the original proprietor), and

(b)

in subsection (1B), omit “, in a case not falling within subsection (1A),”.

(2)

In section 3 of that Act (application for registration), omit subsection (2) (requirement for application to be made by person claiming to be proprietor).