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Enforced by: IPO
Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Imprisonment 1 of 1 obligation carry imprisonment (10 years).

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person1

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Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 184 duties

Merchant Shipping Act 1995 144 duties

Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 104 duties

Communications Act 2003 92 duties

Road Traffic Act 1988 92 duties

What it requires

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

Design

1 of 14 sections shown

s.013 Offence of unauthorised copying etc. of design in course of business Imprisonment

Copy or sell a product that infringes a registered designAny Person

13 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

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

0 of 5 sections shown

5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

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

0 of 3 sections shown

3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.020 Freedom of information: exemption for research

s.021 Reporting duty

s.022 Recognition of foreign copyright works and performances

Part 4

General

0 of 2 sections shown

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.023 Power to make consequential or transitional provision etc.

s.024 Commencement, extent and short title

1 other provision

s.minor amendments to the patents act 1977 Minor amendments to the Patents Act 1977

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