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IP/N/1/GBR/E/20  
 
10 March 2021  
(21-2023)  Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights   English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UNITED KINGDOM : THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (ENFORCEMENT, ETC.) REGULATIONS 2006  
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Intellectual Property (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2006  
Subject matter  Enforcement  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2021/IP/GBR/21_1469_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/1 ; IP/N/1/GBR/C/1 ; IP/N/1/GBR/98, IP/N/1/GBR/C/16 ; 
IP/N/1/GBR/104, IP/N/1/GBR/C/22 ; IP/N/1/GBR/23, IP/N/1/GBR/D/12 ; 
IP/N/1/GBR/P/1 ; IP/N/1/GBR/D/1  
 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Various amendments to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.  
 
The Regulations implement the Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on the 
enforcement on intellectual property rights (Directive 2004/48/EC) ( "the Enforcement Directive ") 
and make some amendments to further implement the Agreement establishing the World Trade 
Organi zation (including the Agreement on Trade -Related Aspects of Intellectual Proper ty Rights), 
the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the legal protection of designs 
(Directive 98/71/EC), Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 on Community designs and the European 
Economic Area Agreement.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  29 April 2006 
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1028/regulation/1/made  
Other date    IP/N/1/GBR/150 • IP/N/1/GBR/E/20  
 
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  Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  8 February 2021  
Other information  Amends:  
 
The Registered Designs Act 1949  
The Patents Act 1977  
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988  
Trade Marks Act 1994  
Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995  
Amendment of the Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996  
Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997  
Community Design Regulations 2005  
 
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1028/note/made  
 
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  
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  