Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (UK)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
English law
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Enterprise_and_Regulatory_Reform_Act_2013
gptkb:Copyright_and_Related_Rights_Regulations_2003
gptkb:Copyright_and_Rights_in_Databases_Regulations_1997
gptkb:Digital_Economy_Act_2010
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:England
gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:citation 1988 c. 48
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1988
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:hasPart Part I: Copyright
Part II: Rights in performances
Part III: Design right
Part IV: Patents
Part V: Miscellaneous and general
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (UK)
gptkbp:legislature received Royal Assent
commenced 1 August 1989
introduced in House of Lords
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to make new provision in the law of copyright, to provide for the design right, and to amend the law relating to patents and other intellectual property.
gptkbp:notableFor Section 16: Acts restricted by copyright
Section 17: Infringement by copying
Section 29: Research and private study
Section 30: Criticism, review and news reporting
Section 77: Right to be identified as author
Section 78: Right to object to derogatory treatment
gptkbp:purpose to amend patent law
to establish design right
to provide legal protection for creators of original works
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 15 November 1988
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Copyright_Act_1956
gptkb:Patents_Act_1977
gptkb:Registered_Designs_Act_1949
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Copyright_Act_1956
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Copyright,_Designs_and_Patents_Act_1988
gptkbp:startDate 1 August 1989
gptkbp:status amended
gptkbp:subject gptkb:intellectual_property
copyright
patents
design right
gptkbp:territory gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:website https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/contents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Crown_Copyright
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5