Intellectual Property Act 2014 (c. 18)

Part 1 U.K. Design

Registered designs U.K.

6 Ownership of design and application for registration U.K.

(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).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 6 in force at 1.10.2014 by S.I. 2014/2330, art. 3, Sch. (with art. 4)