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The Intellectual Property Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2014

As Enacted Cited authorities 21 Cited in Amendments 2 Related
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JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
CitationSI 2014/2330
Year2014

2014 No. 2330 (C. 100)

Intellectual Property

The Intellectual Property Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2014

Made 28th August 2014

The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of powers conferred by sections 23(1)(b), 24(1) and 24(2) of the Intellectual Property Act 20141.

Citation and interpretation

Citation and interpretation

S-1 This Order may be cited as the Intellectual Property Act 2014...

1. This Order may be cited as the Intellectual Property Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2014.

S-2 In this Order— “ the Act ” means the Intellectual Property Act...

2. In this Order—

“the Act” means the Intellectual Property Act 2014; and

“the commencement date” means 1st October 2014.

Provisions of the Act coming into force on the commencement date
S-3 Provisions of the Act coming into force on the commencement date

Provisions of the Act coming into force on the commencement date

3. The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in the Schedule is the commencement date.

Transitional provision regarding ownership of design
S-4 Transitional provision regarding ownership of design

Transitional provision regarding ownership of design

4. Section 6(1) of the Act does not apply to—

(a) any design created before the commencement date, or

(b) any design created on or after the commencement date in pursuance of a commission (irrespective of whether the design was commissioned before, on or after the commencement date) provided that—

(i) the designer and the commissioner of the design have entered into a contract relating to the commission of the design, and

(ii) the contract was entered into before the commencement date.

Transitional provision regarding marking products with internet links
S-5 Transitional provision regarding marking products with internet links

Transitional provision regarding marking products with internet links

5. Section 15 of the Act does not apply in respect of the infringement of a patent referred to in section 62(1) of the Patents Act 19772where the infringement occurred before the commencement date.

Transitional provision regarding the patent opinions service
S-6 Transitional provision regarding the patent opinions service

Transitional provision regarding the patent opinions service

6. Section 16(4) of the Act applies where a request for an opinion is made under section 74A(1) of the Patents Act 19773on or after the commencement date.

Transitional provision regarding sharing information with overseas patent offices
S-7 Transitional provision regarding sharing information with overseas patent offices

Transitional provision regarding sharing information with overseas patent offices

7. Section 18 of the Act does not apply in respect of an application for a patent under the Patents Act 1977 whose date of filing is before the commencement date.

Transitional provision regarding payment of European patent (UK) renewal fees following restoration
S-8 Transitional provision regarding payment of European patent (UK) renewal fees following restoration

Transitional provision regarding payment of European patent (UK) renewal fees following restoration

8.—(1) Paragraph 6 of the Schedule to the Act applies where, under the European Patent Convention, a European patent (UK) is restored on or after the commencement date.

(2) In this article, “European Patent Convention” and “European patent (UK)” have the meanings given to those terms in section 130(1) of the Patents Act 19774.

Baroness Neville-Rolfe

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

28th August 2014

SCHEDULE

Article 3

PROVISIONS COMING INTO FORCE ON THE COMMENCEMENT DATE

Unregistered Design Right

Section 1 (meaning of “design” and “original”)

Section 2 (ownership of design)

Section 3 (qualification criteria)

Section 4 (infringement: exceptions)

Registered Community Design

Section 5 (infringement: exception)

Registered Designs

Section 6 (ownership of design and application for registration)

Section 7 (right of prior use)

Section 8 (accession to the Hague Agreement)

Section 9(1) (the register: changes of ownership)

Section 10(1) (legal proceedings)

Section 11 (opinions service)

Section 12 (use of directions by the...

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