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§ Lord BeaverbrookMy Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Young of Graffham, I beg to introduce a Bill 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 on 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 540 county courts; to amend the law of patents; to make fresh provision penalising the fraudulent reception of programmes; to make the fraudulent application or use of a trademark an offence; to enable financial assistance to be given to certain international bodies and for connected purposes. I beg to move that this Bill be now read a first time.
§ Moved, That the Bill be now read a first time.—(Lord Beaverbrook.)
§ On Question, Bill read a first time, and to be printed.