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Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Chapter 48), United Kingdom

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Year of Version 1988 Dates Enacted: November 15, 1988 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Industrial Designs, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets), Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Traditional Cultural Expressions Notes The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, inter alia, restates the law of copyright (Sections 1-152) and makes provision as to the rights of performers (Sections 180-212); sets up special county courts to deal with patents and design matters (Sections 246-252 & 287-292); emphasizes the precedence of the operation of any rule of equity relating to breaches of trust or confidence (Section 171(1)); and provides protection for expressions of folklore (Section 169).
The Act amends the Registered Designs Act 1949 and confers a design right in original designs. Schedule 4 of the Act restates the Registered Designs Act 1949 (as amended).

Date of entry into force: See Article 305 for further details.

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Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Chapter 48) (Unofficial Consolidated Text of May 3, 2007) (GB197)
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