Intellectual Property Act 2014

Intellectual Property Act 2014

Long title An Act to make provision about intellectual property.
Citation 2014 c. 18
Introduced by Viscount Younger of Leckie 9 May 2013
Territorial extent United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent 14 May 2014[1]
Commencement 1 October 2014[2]
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Intellectual Property Act 2014 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that received Royal Assent on 14 May 2014 after being introduced on 9 May 2013.[1][3] The purpose of the legislation was to update copyright law, in particular design and patent law.[4] The law arose as a result of the Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property and Growth.[4]

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