Intellectual Property Act 2014

6Ownership of design and application for registrationU.K.

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(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

I1S. 6 in force at 1.10.2014 by S.I. 2014/2330, art. 3, Sch. (with art. 4)