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Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Chapter 48, updated on November 26, 2020), United Kingdom
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2020
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Status as of:
November 26, 2020
Amended up to:
October 11, 2018
Enacted:
November 15, 1988
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions),
Industrial Designs,
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body,
Traditional Cultural Expressions
Notes
This consolidated version of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Chapter 48, updated on November 26, 2020) incorporates amendments up to the Copyright and Related Rights (Marrakesh Treaty etc.)(Amendment) Regulations 2018), which entered into force on October 11, 2018.
Part I, regulation 1(3) and Part II, regulation 9 introduced amendments to section 111(3B) under Chapter VI, Part I of this consolidated version.
This consolidated version shows the changes introduced by a listing of legislation that entered into force on January 1, 2021 (Brexit day) and has not yet been incorporated thereinto (see the table "Changes of legislation" at the end of this consolidated version for details).
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