UK Act of Parliament 2014 United Kingdom

Intellectual Property Act 2014

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At a glance

Enforced by

IPO

What's here

1 compliance obligation, 1 practical guide

Penalty landscape

1 of 1 obligation carry imprisonment (10 years).

Who this Act binds

Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.

Any Person 1

Relevant guidance

Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.

Supporting — topic alignment

1 guides

Protect your creative content and clear music rights

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What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1 — Design

s.013

Offence of unauthorised copying etc. of design in course of business

10 years imprisonment

Copy or sell a product that infringes a registered design Any Person

Browse 13 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

s.001

Meaning of “design” and “original”

s.002

Ownership of design

s.003

Qualification criteria

s.004

Infringement: exceptions

s.005

Infringement: exception

s.006

Ownership of design and application for registration

s.007

Right of prior use

s.008

Accession to the Hague Agreement

s.009

The register: changes of ownership and inspection of documents

s.010

Legal proceedings and appeals

s.011

Opinions service

s.012

Use of directions by the registrar

s.014

Offences committed by partnerships

Part 2 — Patents

Browse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement

s.015

Infringement: marking product with internet link

s.016

Opinions service

s.017

Unified Patent Court

s.018

Sharing information with overseas patent offices

s.019

Minor amendments to the Patents Act 1977

Part 3 — Miscellaneous

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s.020

Freedom of information: exemption for research

s.021

Reporting duty

s.022

Recognition of foreign copyright works and performances

Part 4 — General

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s.023

Power to make consequential or transitional provision etc.

s.024

Commencement, extent and short title

Other sections — not classified into a Part

These sections exist in the Act but the contents-of-Parts walker did not place them under a Part. Likely amendments or sections inserted out of the original Part structure.

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s.minor amendments to the patents act 1977

Minor amendments to the Patents Act 1977

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Enforcement and responsible bodies

The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.

IPO

Intellectual Property Office

Registration and protection of intellectual property rights. Administers patents, trade marks, designs, and provides copyright guidance. Gateway for IP protection in the …