Patents (Amendment) Act 2006
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Infringement actionable by registered proprietor (section 57 of Industrial Designs Act 2001). |
49.— Section 57 of the Industrial Designs Act 2001 is amended by substituting the following for subsection (2): | |
“(2) Notwithstanding sections 29 and 43— | ||
(a) no infringement proceedings may be begun before the date of publication of the registration of the design, and | ||
(b) no offence shall be regarded as committed under section 66 by anything done before the date referred to in paragraph (a).”. |