Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/12-13-14/88/section/26
Timestamp: 2017-04-27 23:35:01
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Skip to main contentSkip to navigationlegislation.gov.ukThe National ArchivesHelpSite MapAccessibilityContact UsCymraegHomeAbout UsBrowse LegislationNew LegislationChanges To LegislationSearch LegislationSearch LegislationTitle: (or keywords in the title)Year:Number:Type:All Legislation (excluding draft)All Primary Legislation UK Public General Acts UK Local Acts Acts of the Scottish Parliament Acts of the National Assembly for Wales Measures of the National Assembly for Wales Church Measures Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Old Scottish Parliament Acts of the English Parliament Acts of the Old Irish Parliament Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain Northern Ireland Orders in Council Measures of the Northern Ireland Assembly Acts of the Northern Ireland ParliamentAll Secondary Legislation UK Statutory Instruments Wales Statutory Instruments Scottish Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Statutory Rules Church Instruments UK Ministerial Orders UK Statutory Rules and OrdersAll Draft Legislation UK Draft Statutory Instruments Scottish Draft Statutory Instruments Northern Ireland Draft Statutory RulesAll Impact Assessments UK Impact AssessmentsSearchAdvanced SearchRegistered Designs Act 1949You are here:1949 c. 88 (Regnal. 12_13_and_14_Geo_6) Legal proceedings and AppealsSection 26Table of ContentsContentMore ResourcesPrevious: ProvisionNext: ProvisionPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of ChangesOpening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreChanges to legislation:There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Registered Designs Act 1949. Any changes that have already been made by the team appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to :Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the specific provision you are viewing.s. 26(2) word substitued by S.I. 2006/1028 Sch. 1 para. 4Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Act extended (Isle of Man) (with modifications) by S.I. 2013/2533 art. 3(1) Sch. 1Act words substituted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 11 para. 4Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 7B inserted by 2014 c. 18 s. 7(1)s. 11ZA(1A)(1B) inserted by S.I. 2006/1974 art. 7(3)s. 11ZA(1A)(a) modified by S.I. 2015/829 reg. 14(3)(4)s. 11ZA(1A)(b) substituted by S.I. 2007/3378 reg. 2s. 15A-15C and cross-heading inserted by S.I. 2006/1028 Sch. 1 para. 2s. 15ZA inserted by 2014 c. 18 s. 8(1)s. 22(1)(aa) and word inserted by 2014 c. 18 s. 9(2)s. 22(5) inserted by 2014 c. 18 s. 9(4)s. 22(6) (7) inserted by 2014 c. 18 s. 9(5)s. 24A-24G inserted by S.I. 2006/1028 Sch. 1 para. 3s. 24B(1) words omitted by 2014 c. 18 s. 10(1)s. 27(3) inserted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 4 para. 36(3)s. 27A amendment to earlier affecting provision 2007 c. 15 s. 143(2) by 2013 c. 22 Sch. 9 para. 49 (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 143, which prospectively inserts s. 27A, was repealed without ever being in force (6.4.2015) by 2014 c. 18, s. 10(11); S.I. 2015/165, art. 3)s. 27A inserted by 2007 c. 15 s. 143(2) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 143 repealed without ever being in force (6.4.2015) by 2014 c. 18, s. 10(11); S.I. 2015/165, art. 3)s. 27A 27B inserted by 2014 c. 18 s. 10(2)s. 27A(4)-(6) omitted by 2013 c. 22 Sch. 9 para. 21(3) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 143, which prospectively inserts s. 27A, was repealed without ever being in force (6.4.2015) by 2014 c. 18, s. 10(11); S.I. 2015/165, art. 3)s. 28(11) inserted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 4 para. 37(3)s. 28A and cross-heading inserted by 2014 c. 18 s. 11(1)s. 31(b) words inserted by 2005 c. 4 Sch. 11 para. 18s. 31A inserted by 2014 c. 18 s. 12(1)s. 35(3) inserted by S.I. 2005/2339 reg. 6s. 35A(3)-(7) inserted by 2014 c. 18 s. 14s. 35ZA-35ZD amendment to earlier affecting provision 2014 c. 18 s. 13 by S.I. 2014/2329 reg. 3s. 35ZA-35ZD inserted by 2014 c. 18 s. 13s. 35ZB(1) omitted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 6 para. 1(2)s. 35ZB(1A) inserted by 2015 c. 15 Sch. 6 para. 1(3)s. 37(4A) inserted by 2014 c. 18 s. 11(3)(c)s. 37(4B) inserted by 2014 c. 18 s. 8(2)(b)s. 37A inserted by S.I. 2006/1229 art. 2s. 46(4A) inserted by S.I. 2006/1028 Sch. 1 para. 6Commencement Orders yet to be applied to the Registered Designs Act 1949Commencement OrdersThis section lists the commencement orders yet to be applied to the whole Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing. Where applicable the commencement orders are listed under two headings, firstly those that bring some part of the Act you are viewing into force and secondly, those that bring into force legislation that affects some part of the legislation you are viewing. If you are viewing a prospective version or there is a prospective version available there may be commencement orders listed here that are relevant to the provision you are viewing.Commencement Orders bringing legislation that affects this Act into force:S.I. 2003/766 art. 2 Sch. commences (2002 c. 40)S.I. 2003/1397 art. 2(1) Sch. commences (2002 c. 40)S.I. 2003/2093 art. 2 Sch. 1 2 commences (2002 c. 40)S.I. 2004/3233 art. 2 Sch. commences (2002 c. 40)S.I. 2005/950 art. 2-4 commences (2003 c. 44)S.I. 2005/2122 art. 2 commences (2003 c. 44)S.I. 2006/1014 art. 2 Sch. 1 2 commences (2005 c. 4)S.I. 2009/1604 art. 2 commences (2005 c. 4)26 Remedy for groundless threats of infringement proceedings.E+W+S+N.I.(1)Where any person (whether entitled to or interested in a registered design or an application for registration of a design or not) by circulars, advertisements or otherwise threatens any other person with proceedings for infringement of [F1the right in a registered design], any person aggrieved thereby may bring an action against him for any such relief as is mentioned in the next following subsection.
(2)Unless in any action brought by virtue of this section the defendant proves that the acts in respect of which proceedings were threatened constitute or, if done, would constitute, an infringement of [F1the right in a registered design] the registration of which is not shown by the plaintiff to be invalid, the plaintiff shall be entitled to the following relief, that is to say:—
[F2(2A)Proceedings may not be brought under this section in respect of a threat to bring proceedings for an infringement alleged to consist of the making or importing of anything.]
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