Intellectual Property

Related Laws

The table below lists other laws which have either amended the original Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 External Link, or makes reference to it.

DateRightSI NoDescription
1 August 1989Unregistered Design Right1989 No 1100 External LinkThe Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989, implements Directive 87/54/EEC on the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products in the UK.
28 May 2000Conditional Access2000 No 1175 External LinkThe Conditional Access (Unauthorised Decoders) Regulation 2000, implements Directive 98/84/EC on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access in the UK
1 January 1998Database Right1997 No 3032 External LinkThe Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulation 1997, implements Directive 96/9/EC on the legal protection of databases in the UK
1 December 1996Publication Right1996 No 2967 External LinkThe Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996, implements, amongst other things, Article 4 of Directive 93/98/EEC on the duration of copyright and related rights in the UK
1 February 2006Moral Rights for Performers2006 No 18 External LinkThe Performances (Moral Rights, etc) Regulation 2006, implemented in preparation for the ratification of the 1996 WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT). Came into force on 1 February 2006, from which date moral rights will be available for performers.
14 February 2006Artist's Resale Right2006 No 346 External LinkThe Artist's Resale Right Regulation 2006, implements Directive 2001/84 on royalty payments on the resale of artistic works. Came into effect on 14 February 2006