Statutory guidance

Design right sections: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

An unofficial consolidated version of the Design right (unregistered) sections of part 3 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 1 October 2013
• Last updated: 2 February 2021
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  1. 2 February 2021

     Updated with changes made by legislation which came into force at the end of the transition period and 1 January 2021.

  2. 25 February 2015

     Updated version of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Design Right) Part III.

  3. 1 October 2013

     First published.

Documents

Part 3 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended)

PDF, 381 KB, 30 pages

Details

Sections 213 to 264 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (‘the CDPA’) relate to the UK’s unregistered Design right. Later laws have amended these parts of the CDPA.

The most recent amendments which came into force on 1 January 2021 include those made by:

• The Intellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
• The Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
• The Design and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019