Intellectual Property Act 2014
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The Intellectual Property Act 2014 is an
Royal Assent on 14 May 2014 after being introduced on 9 May 2013.[1][3] The purpose of the legislation was to update copyright law, in particular design and patent law.[4] The law arose as a result of Sir Ian Hargreaves' Review of Intellectual Property and Growth, an independent report published in May 2011.[5][4]
Implementation was in part effected on 1 October 2014. One effect of the law was to removed the words "any aspect of" from the legal definition of a design,
References
- ^ a b "Bill stages — Intellectual Property Act 2014". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "1 October 2014: Changes to design and patent law". Intellectual Property Office. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Intellectual Property Act 2014 - Legislation PDF" (PDF). The Stationery Office. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ a b c Owen, Mark (June 2014). "The new Intellectual Property Act 2014". Taylor Wessing. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ Hargreaves, I., Digital Opportunity: A Review of Intellectual Property and Growth, published May 2011, accessed 4 December 2023
- ^ UK Legislation, Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 213(2) as enacted, accessed 4 December 2023
- ^ Steele, C., IP Act 2014 - changes to designs law, Ashfords LLP, published 18 September 2014, accessed 4 December 2023
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