IT Regulatory Compliance in the UK

CHAPTER 9: COPYRIGHT DESIGNS AND PATENTS ACT 1988 (THE ‘CDPA’)

The Internet starting point for organizations that want detailed advice on intellectual property is the website of the UK Patent Office (which, since April 2007, has been operating as the UK Intellectual Property Office): www.ipo.gov.uk. The principal legislation on copyright can be found in the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988. It has been amended a number of times and there is no official consolidation of it. A list of the most important pieces of legislation that have amended the 1988 Act and some other information about the legislation can be obtained from the UK Intellectual Property Office. This is a complex and difficult area for any organization that deals in intellectual ...