laws Flashcards
(10 cards)
trade descriptions act (1968)
its an offence for a trader to make false statements about a product
consumer protection act (1987)
safeguarding for consumers from products which are not safe
health and safety at work act (1974)
legislation which makes it law for all employees to be protected in the workplace
copyright
a legal right that provides protection for a designer work for up to 70 years after their death
patent
gives designers and investors 20 years of legal protection of their ideas
IPO
intellectual property office
registers design
a legal protection of the appearance of a product
trademark
allows businesses to take legal action any unauthorised use of their brand
BSI
british standards institute
CE mark
a label showing a product conforms to EU regulations
