United Kingdom

The Registered Designs Act 1949 (as consolidated 1979)

Year of current version:	1979
Date of last amendment:	April 30, 1979
Date of entry into force of original text:	1950
Date of Text (Enacted):	April 30, 1979
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Industrial Designs, Patents (Inventions), Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Notes:	© Crown Copyright 1979 The Act consolidates certain enactments relating to registered designs. It prescribes that where an application for the registration of a design has been abandoned or refused, information filed in pursuance of the registration shall not be open to public inspection.
Available Texts:
English	The Registered Designs Act 1949 (as consolidated 1979) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Is amended by The Designs (International Registrations Designating the European Community) Regulations 2007 (GB152) The Regulatory Reform (Registered Designs) Order 2006 (GB151) The Intellectual Property (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2006 (GB140) The Community Design Regulations 2005 (GB157) The Registered Designs Regulations 2003 (GB150) The Registered Designs Regulations 2001 (GB149) Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Chapter 48) (GB019)
WIPO Lex No.:	GB004