New Regulations help to protect Intellectual Property
The Intellectual Property (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2006SI 2006/1028
Coming into force 29 April 2006
Explanatory Memorandum
These Regulations implement the Directive of the European
Parliament and the Council on the enforcement on intellectual
property rights (Directive 2004/48/EC) ("the Enforcement
Directive") and make some amendments to further implement the
Agreement establishing the World Trade Organisation (including the
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights), the Directive of the European Parliament and of the
Council on the legal protection of designs (Directive 98/71/EC),
Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 on Community designs) and the
European Economic Area Agreement.