Commentary on Sections Overview Overview Section 907: Meaning of “relevant intellectual property right”
2761.This section defines “relevant intellectual property right” for the purposes of section 906. It is based on sections 536(1) and (2), 537 and 537B(1) and (2) of ICTA.
2762.Subsection (2) qualifies the basic categories by excluding copyrights in films and expanding the definition of “right in a design” to reflect the fact that although registered designs were protected in UK law from 1949, by the Registered Designs Act 1949, “design rights” in unregistered designs were not protected until Part III of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 came into force in 1989.