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Registered Designs Act 1949 (Chapter 88, updated up to April 18, 2018), United Kingdom

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Year of Version 2018 Dates Status as of: April 18, 2018 Amended up to: October 1, 2013 Entry into force: January 1, 1950 Adopted: December 16, 1949 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Industrial Designs, Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of the Registered Designs Act 1949 (Chapter 88, updated up to April 18, 2018) incorporates all the amendments up to the the Crime and Courts Act 2013, which entered into force on the different dates. Paragraph 21(2) of Schedule 9 of the said Act, which entered into force on October 1, 2013, introduces amendments to the following provisions of this consolidated version: - Section 27(1)(a) is amended where the words 'court' is replaced by 'Court' after the word 'High'; - Section 27(A)(4) to(6) is repealed, relating to patents county court. Please note that the amendments introduced by the Designs (International Registration of Industrial Designs) Order 2018, together with the other amendments, have not yet been incorporated into this consolidated version (see the table entitled 'Changes to legislation' at the end of the consolidated version).

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Legislation Supersedes (3 text(s)) Supersedes (3 text(s))
Registered Designs Act 1949 (as amended up to the Community Trade Mark Regulations 2006)(GB200)
Registered Designs Act 1949 (Chapter 88, as amended up to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988)(GB099)
Registered Designs Act 1949 (Chapter 88, updated on April 30, 1979)(GB004)
Is superseded by (2 text(s)) Is superseded by (2 text(s))
Registered Designs Act 1949 (Chapter 88, updated on April 26, 2023)  (GB585)
Registered Designs Act 1949 (Chapter 88, updated on October 24, 2020)  (GB397)

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