Notifying Member

United Kingdom

Details of the notified legal text

Title

The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018

Subject matter

Layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits

Nature of notification

[X]     Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation

[  ]     Other law or regulation

Link to legal text^[*]

https://ip-documents.info/2020/IP/GBR/20_7828_00_e.pdf

Notification status

[  ]     First notification

[X]     Amendment or revision to notified legal text

[  ]     Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)

Previous notification(s) referred to

IP/N/1/GBR/L/1; IP/N/1/GBR/1

Brief description of the notified legal text

These Regulations amend the Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989 in order to address failures of those Regulations to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under sections 8(2)(a) and (g) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c.16)) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Language(s) of notified legal text

English

Entry into force

1 January 2021

Other date

Notification details

Submission date of notification

1 January 2021

Other information

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1052/made

These Regulations amend the Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989.

Agency or authority responsible

UK Intellectual Property Office

Concept House

Cardiff Road

Newport

South Wales

NP10 8QQ

United Kingdom

information@ipo.gov.uk

0300 300 2000

Outside the UK:

+44 (0)1633 814000