Intellectual Property Act 2014
Part 1
Design
Unregistered design right
1
Meaning of “design” and “original”
2
Ownership of design
3
Qualification criteria
4
Infringement: exceptions
Registered Community design
5
Infringement: exception
Registered designs
6
Ownership of design and application for registration
7
Right of prior use
8
Accession to the Hague Agreement
9
The register: changes of ownership and inspection of documents
10
Legal proceedings and appeals
11
Opinions service
12
Use of directions by the registrar
13
Offence of unauthorised copying etc. of design in course of business
14
Offences committed by partnerships
Part 2
Patents
15
Infringement: marking product with internet link
16
Opinions service
17
Unified Patent Court
18
Sharing information with overseas patent offices
19
Minor amendments to the Patents Act 1977
Part 3
Miscellaneous
20
Freedom of information: exemption for research
21
Reporting duty
22
Recognition of foreign copyright works and performances
Part 4
General
23
Power to make consequential or transitional provision etc.
24
Commencement, extent and short title
SCHEDULE
Minor amendments to the Patents Act 1977
Patent applications in or for WTO members
1
(1) In section 5 of the Patents Act 1977 (priority...
Assertion of third party rights where application terminated
2
In section 20B of that Act (effect of reinstatement of...
Adjustment of certain time periods to anniversary date model
3
(1) In each of the following provisions of that Act,...
References to “counsel”
4
(1) In section 52(4) of that Act (appeals), for “such...
Correction of typographical error
5
In section 60(7) of that Act (meaning of infringement: interpretation),...
European patent (UK): payment of renewal fee following restoration
6
In section 77 of that Act (European patents (UK)), after...

Intellectual Property Act 2014
2014 c. 18
An Act to make provision about intellectual property.
[14th May 2014]
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—