Part 7: Miscellaneous Background Appeal in relation to design rights
640.The Registered Designs Appeal Tribunal (RDAT) was created by section 28 of the Registered Designs Act 1949. Any appeal from the registrar (the Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks) under that Act lies to the RDAT. The Act transfers the jurisdiction of the RDAT to the Patents County Court and the High Court in England and Wales, the Court of Session in Scotland and the High Court in Northern Ireland.