IP/N/1/GBR/83, IP/N/1/GBR/C/4, IP/N/1/GBR/D/38, IP/N/1/GBR/L/3, IP/N/1/GBR/T/53

United Kingdom

The Intellectual Property (Exhaustion of Rights) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

These Regulations: a) modify the effect of retained EU law deriving from certain directly effective rights arising under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and b) amend retained EU law relating to intellectual property, which concern the exhaustion of rights of the holder of an intellectual property right. The provisions address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(d) and (g) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018) arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/265/contents/made Amends: The Registered Designs Act 1949 The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 The Trade Marks Act 1994 The Design Right (Semiconductor Topographies) Regulations 1989 The Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997

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https://ip-documents.info/2020/IP/GBR/20_7829_00_e.pdf