4.The Act is in four parts with a single Schedule.
| PART | SUMMARY |
|---|---|
| Part 1 | Makes provision in relation to the law relating to designs |
| Part 2 including the Schedule | Makes provision in relation to the law relating to patents |
| Part 3 | Makes provision for a research exemption from disclosure in relation to freedom of information, for a reporting duty on the Secretary of State in relation to intellectual property matters and the facilitation of economic growth, and for the automatic extension of certain existing copyright provisions to nationals of, and works first published in, other countries without the need to include a list of countries and territories in an order. |
| Part 4 | Makes provision to confer powers to make consequential or transitional provision and regarding the commencement, extent and short title |