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IP/N/1/GBR/D/9  
IP/N/1/GBR/P/5  
 
23 September 2020  
(20-6436)  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 REGISTERED DESIGNS (ISLE OF MAN) ORDER 2001  
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Registered Designs (Isle of Man) Order 2001  
Subject matter  Copyright and related rights; Industrial designs; Patents (including plant 
variety protection)  
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_5520_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [X] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  Not applicable  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Order extends to the Isle of Man provisions of the Registered Designs Act 1949, with 
modifications and exceptions. It revokes the Registered Designs Act 1949 (Isle of Man) Order 1989 
(SI 1989/982). It also extends to the Isle of Man with modifications provisions of the Copyright, 
Designs and Patents Act 1988 which am ended the 1949 Act, revoking and replacing so much of the 
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Isle of Man) (No. 2) Order 1989 (SI 1989/1292) and the 
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Isle of Man) Order 1990 (SI 1990/1505) as relates to 
those pr ovisions.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  9 December 2001; 
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3678/contents/made  
Other date    
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  Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  19 August 2020  
Other information  http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/3678/contents/made  - 
Amends/replaces: The Registered Designs Act 1949 (Isle of Man) Order 1989 
(SI 1989/982); The Registered Designs Act 1949  and certain provisions of 
the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988; The Copyright, Designs and 
Patents Act 1988 (Isle of Man) (No.2) Order 1989; The Copyright, Designs 
and Patents Act 1988 (Isle of Man) Order 1990  
 
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.   