There are two types of design protection included in the IPA: Registered Design Right Protection Unregistered Design Right Protection.
The Intellectual Property Act (IPA) came into force on 1 October 2014. The aim of the Act was to streamline, simplify and strengthen design protection and patents.
The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) attempts to control how personal data and information is used by organisations, businesses and the UK Government.
General Data Protection Regulation -GDPR
Personal data - any information relating to an identified or identifiable living individual.
Under the DPA the data subject has rights. These include being able to find out what data is held or stored about them.
