The Intellectual Property Act 2014 (c. 18) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which received royal assent on 14 May 2014 after being introduced on 9 May 2013.[1][3] The purpose of the legislation was to update copyright law, in particular design and patent law.[4] The law arose as a result of Sir Ian Hargreaves' Review of Intellectual Property and Growth, an independent report published in May 2011.[5][4]
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| Long title | An Act to make provision about intellectual property. |
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| Citation | 2014 c. 18 |
| Introduced by | Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Commons) Viscount Younger of Leckie 9 May 2013 (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | [b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 14 May 2014[1] |
| Commencement | 1 October 2014[c][2] |
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Status: Amended | |
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| Text of the Intellectual Property Act 2014 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
Implementation was in part effected on 1 October 2014. One effect of the law was to removed the words "any aspect of" from the legal definition of a design,[6] in order to reduce the scope for legal protection of minor aspects of unregistered designs.[7] For unregistered designs commissioned after 1 October 2014, via section 2 of the Act, initial ownership now belongs to the designer and not the client, unless the parties have contracted for ownership to be otherwise handled.[4]
The act implemented the Unified Patent Court, allowing for a single patent application across the European Union.[8]
Reception
editThe legislation was supported by the Law Society Intellectual Property Working Group.[9]
The Labour Party peer Lord Stevenson described the legislation as opening a "Pandora's Box of unintended consequences" and said it could potentially discourage risk-taking.[10]
Notes
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Bill stages — Intellectual Property Act 2014". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ↑ "1 October 2014: Changes to design and patent law". Intellectual Property Office. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ↑ "Intellectual Property Act 2014 - Legislation PDF" (PDF). The Stationery Office. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 Owen, Mark (June 2014). "The new Intellectual Property Act 2014". Taylor Wessing. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ↑ Hargreaves, I., Digital Opportunity: A Review of Intellectual Property and Growth, published May 2011, accessed 4 December 2023
- ↑ UK Legislation, Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, section 213(2) as enacted, accessed 4 December 2023
- ↑ Steele, C., IP Act 2014 - changes to designs law, Ashfords LLP, published 18 September 2014, accessed 4 December 2023
- ↑ "MPs approve Intellectual Property Bill". Democracy Live. BBC News. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ↑ "Intellectual property reforms to help British business but the devil is in the detail". PoliticsHome. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ↑ "Design protection reforms 'flawed'". Democracy Live. BBC News. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
External links
edit- Text of the Intellectual Property Act 2014 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Intellectual Property Act 2014 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
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