C1Part III Design Right

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Chapter I Design right in original designs

Qualification for design right protection

218 Qualification by reference to designer.

1

This section applies to a design which is not created in pursuance of a commission or in the course of employment.

2

A design to which this section applies qualifies for design right protection if the designer is a qualifying individual or, in the case of a computer-generated design, a qualifying person.

3

A joint design to which this section applies qualifies for design right protection if any of the designers is a qualifying individual or, as the case may be, a qualifying person.

4

Where a joint design qualifies for design right protection under this section, only those designers who are qualifying individuals or qualifying persons are entitled to design right under section 215(1) (first ownership of design right: entitlement of designer).