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.
Documents
Details
Sections 213 to 264 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (鈥榯he CDPA鈥�) relate to the UK鈥檚 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
Updates to this page
Published 1 October 2013
Last updated 2 February 2021
show all updates
-
Updated with changes made by legislation which came into force at the end of the transition period and 1 January 2021.
-
Updated version of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Design Right) Part III.
-
First published.