The Registered Designs Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 88) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning design rights. The purpose of the act was to consolidate certain enactments relating to registering designs. "The Act prescribes that where an application for the registration of a design has been abandoned or refused, information filed in pursuance of the registration shall not be open to public inspection".

Part IV of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 contains a certain number of amendments to the Registered Designs Act 1949.

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 48 of the act repealed 11 enactments, listed in the second schedule to the act.

CitationShort titleExtent of repeal
7 Edw. 7. c. 29Patents and Designs Act 1907The whole act, except section forty-seven, subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section sixty-two, sections sixty-three and sixty-four, and except sections eighty-two, ninety-one and ninety-one A in their application to trade marks and except section eighty-eight in its application to any Order in Council made under section ninety-one A.
9 & 10 Geo. 5. c. 80Patents and Designs Act 1919The whole act.
18 & 19 Geo. 5. c. 3Patents and Designs (Convention) Act 1928The whole act, except section four.
22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 32Patents and Designs Act 1932The whole act, except so much of the Schedule as amends section ninety-one of the Patents and Designs Act 1907.
1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 29Patents, etc. (International Conventions) Act 1938The whole act, except sections eight, nine and ten, subsection (6) of section twelve and so much of the Schedule as amends section ninety-one of the Patents and Designs Act 1907.
2 & 3 Geo. 6. c. 32Patents and Designs (Limits of Time) Act 1939The whole act, except section four.
5 & 6 Geo. 6. c. 6Patents and Designs Act 1942The whole act.
9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 26Emergency Laws (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946Section seven.
9 & 10 Geo. 6. c. 44Patents and Designs Act 1946Sections one, two, three and five, subsection (3) of section six, subsection (2) of section seven and subsection (4) of section eight.
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 10Emergency Laws (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1947In section five, paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and subsection (3).
12 & 13 Geo. 6. c. 62Patents and Designs Act 1949The whole act, except section forty-nine and so much of the First Schedule as amends sections eighty-two, eighty-eight and ninety-one A of the Patents and Designs Act 1907.

Registrable designs and proceedings for registration

A design which complies with the conditions mentioned in article 1 of CDR.

Notes

External links

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