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IP/N/1/GBR/D/36  
IP/N/1/GBR/T/51  
8 January 2021  
(21-0285) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UNITED KINGDOM : THE DESIGNS AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE MARKS  
(AMENDMENT ETC.) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS  2019 
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Designs and International Trade Marks (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) 
Regulations  2019 
Subject matter  Trademarks; Industrial designs  
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_7832_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/23, IP/N/1/GBR/D/12 ; IP/N/1/GBR/T/1 ; IP/N/1/GBR/C/1 ; 
IP/N/1/GBR/D/1 ; IP/N/1/GBR/1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
This instrument addresses failures of retained European Union (EU) law and other deficiencies arising 
from the UK's exit from the EU. The powers contained in Section 8 (1) and paragraph 21(b) of 
Schedule 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 allow for deficiencies to be addressed on 
exit. 
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English 
Entry into force  1 January 2021  
Other date    
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  1 January 2021  IP/N/1/GBR/81 • IP/N/1/GBR/D/36 • IP/N/1/GBR/T/51  
 
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  Other information  https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/638/introduction/made  
 
Amends : 
 
• Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002  (as retained as UK domestic 
law) 
• The Community Design Regulations 2005   
• The Registered Designs Rules 2006  
• The Trade Marks Rules 2008  
• The Registered Designs Act 1949  
• The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988  
• The Design Right (Proceedings before the Comptroller) Rules 1989  
• The Trade Marks Act 1994  
 
The Community Designs (Des ignation of Community Design Courts) 
Regulations 2005 are revoked . 
 
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.   