TITLE II

THE LAW RELATING TO DESIGNS
Section 2

Scope and term of protection

Scope of protection
Article 10
1
The scope of the protection conferred by a supplementary unregistered design shall include any design which does not produce on the informed user a different overall impression.
2
In assessing the scope of protection, the degree of freedom of the designer in developing his design shall be taken into consideration.
Words in Art. 10(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/638), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 9 (with reg. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. 1) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1050, regs. 1(2), 14, 19); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)