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The Patents Act 1977, Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (as amended) are all available from legislation.gov.uk.

This site is intended to be mainly of use to legal professionals and students. It was devised and created with trainee UK patent attorneys in mind, although it should be useful to all those with an interest in UK IP law.

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