Government announces overhaul of UK design rights to protect creators and support growth
The Department for Business and Trade and the Intellectual Property Office say the legislative package aims to protect 80,000 design businesses and simplify enforcement for micro-businesses and individual creators.
A lone designer struggles to open a rigid plastic package containing scissors. Its backing reads 'DESIGN RIGHTS', and its transparent casing resembles a courthouse. A government official starts pulling a newly fitted red strip labelled 'REFORM', while the designer watches with cautiously raised eyebrows.
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