Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995

14 Acquisition of design right.U.K.

(1)In section 213 of the M1Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (design right in original designs) after subsection (5) there shall be inserted—

(5A)Design right does not subsist in a design which consists of or contains a controlled representation within the meaning of the Olympic Symbol etc. (Protection) Act 1995.

(2)Subsection (1) above has effect in relation to designs created on or after the day on which this Act comes into force.

(3)For the purposes of subsection (2) above, a design is created on the first day on which—

(a)it is recorded in a design document, or

(b)an article is made to it.

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