Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the UK's ratification of The Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on...

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the UK's ratification of The Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on...

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Lords motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

My Lords, this order modifies the Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Registered Designs Rules 2006, and is an essential step in the United Kingdom’s ratification of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement for registration of industrial designs.

The Hague system for international registration of industrial designs provides a means...

My Lords, this order modifies the Registered Designs Act 1949 and the Registered Designs Rules 2006, and is an essential step in the United Kingdom’s ratification of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement for registration of industrial designs.

The Hague system for international registration of industrial designs provides a means...

My Lords, I cannot guarantee to be a ray of sunshine this afternoon but I will give it a good try. I was quite surprised that despite the invitation on the consultation being from the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, only 10 responses were actually received. That is a bit sad...

My Lords, I cannot guarantee to be a ray of sunshine this afternoon but I will give it a good try. I was quite surprised that despite the invitation on the consultation being from the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, only 10 responses were actually received. That is a bit sad...

My Lords, what I will say follows closely on what the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, has said. He and I—if I dare also bring in the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe—are part of a declining band who followed the paths of the intellectual property legislation that this House has looked at...

My Lords, what I will say follows closely on what the noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, has said. He and I—if I dare also bring in the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe—are part of a declining band who followed the paths of the intellectual property legislation that this House has looked at...

Will the noble Lord give way on the subject of designs? Like him, I am very keen that design rights should be properly protected. It is such a growing part of the creative industries. The Intellectual Property Office has done some very good work. I know this because my daughter-in-law...

Will the noble Lord give way on the subject of designs? Like him, I am very keen that design rights should be properly protected. It is such a growing part of the creative industries. The Intellectual Property Office has done some very good work. I know this because my daughter-in-law...

That is very good news indeed. If it is moving in that direction that picks up the point I am making. There is an unexplored case for more work here, which will bring benefits to UK plc in time.

As I was saying, I was going to grandstand a little on...

That is very good news indeed. If it is moving in that direction that picks up the point I am making. There is an unexplored case for more work here, which will bring benefits to UK plc in time.

As I was saying, I was going to grandstand a little on...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Stevenson and Lord Clement-Jones, for their responses. As they said, it will be important that I write with a little more detail on this. I certainly promise to do so. The noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, was alarmed about the visibility...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lords, Lord Stevenson and Lord Clement-Jones, for their responses. As they said, it will be important that I write with a little more detail on this. I certainly promise to do so. The noble Lord, Lord Clement-Jones, was alarmed about the visibility...

I am a huge fan of the IPO. I merely say that it has reduced the fees for registered designs. That made me even more of a fan, but I am concerned about the visibility of the Hague system.

I am a huge fan of the IPO. I merely say that it has reduced the fees for registered designs. That made me even more of a fan, but I am concerned about the visibility of the Hague system.

I am grateful that the noble Lord said that because I was going to refer to the exchange between my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe and the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, on the Intellectual Property Office, which showed that it is doing a good job. One should give it credit for...

I am grateful that the noble Lord said that because I was going to refer to the exchange between my noble friend Lady Neville-Rolfe and the noble Lord, Lord Stevenson, on the Intellectual Property Office, which showed that it is doing a good job. One should give it credit for...

SI 2006/1975 (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Trade and Industry. Coming into force 01 October 2006

SI 2006/1975 (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department of Trade and Industry. Coming into force 01 October 2006

Consultation on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs. Consultation paper. Inc. partial regulatory impact assessment. 33 p. PO. 2005/

Consultation on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs. Consultation paper. Inc. partial regulatory impact assessment. 33 p. PO. 2005/

Community designs consultation. DTI. 2004.

Community designs consultation. DTI. 2004.

Transposition note: the Registered Designs Regulations 2003: Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament. DTI. [undated] 2003.

Transposition note: the Registered Designs Regulations 2003: Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament. DTI. [undated] 2003.