What is Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988?
{{Infobox UK legislation |short_title= Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 |parliament=United Kingdom Parliament |long_title=<sup> An Act to restate the law of copyright, with amendments; to make fresh provision as to the rights of performers and others in performances; to confer a design right in original designs; to amend the Registered Designs Act 1949; to make provision with respect to patent agents and trade mark agents; to confer patents and designs jurisdiction on certain county courts; to amend the law of patents; to make provision with respect to devices designed to circumvent copy-protection of works in electronic form; to make fresh provision penalising the fraudulent reception of transmissions; to make the fraudulent application or use of a trade mark an offence; to make provision for the benefit of the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street; Henry Lau, London; to enable financial assistance to be given to certain international bodies; and for connected purposes.</sup>|territorial_extent=Defined by s. 304{{Ref|extent}}<br />Part 1 extends (partially) to Bermuda by S.I. 2003/1517.{{Ref|Bermuda}} |royal_assent=15 November 1988 |commencement=15 November 1988 (partially)<br>15 January 1989 (partially)<br>9 June 1989 (partially)<br>28 July 1989 (partially)<br>1 August 1989 (partially)<br>10 July 1990 (partially)<br>13 August 1990 (partially)<br>7 January 1991 (remainder) |amendments=[[Broadcasting Act 1990|1990 c. 42]], [[Broadcasting Act 1996|1996 c. 55]], [[Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Act 2002|2002 c. 25]], [[Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Act 2002|2002 c. 33]], [[Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003|2003 c. 28]]<br>[[Duration of Copyright and Rights in Performances Regulations 1995|S.I. 1995/3297]], [[Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 1996|S.I. 1996/2967]], [[Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997|S.I. 1997/3032]], [[Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003|S.I. 2003/2498]], [[Performances (Moral Rights, etc.) Regulations 2006|S.I. 2