Introductory Text
PRELIMINARY
1.Citation and commencement
2.Interpretation
3.Revocation
4.Forms
DOCUMENTS
5.Size and presentation of documents
6.Signature of documents
7.Service of documents
ADDRESS
8.Address for service
9.Failure to provide address for service
AGENTS
10.Appointment of agents
11.Appointment of agent after start of proceedings
APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION
12.Form for applications
13.Application for same design in respect of more than one article
14.Article to which design is applied
15.Statement of novelty on representations or specimens
16.Registration of same design in respect of other articles, etc.
REPRESENTATIONS AND SPECIMENS
17.Supply of representations and specimens
18.Representations and specimens for sets of articles
19.Size and presentation of representations
20.Drawings or tracings
21.Replacement of specimens by representations
22.Words, letters or numerals
23.Repeating surface patterns
24.Use of portrait of a member of the Royal Family or armorial bearings, etc.
25.Use of portrait of living or recently dead person
DESIGNS EXCLUDED FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 1(5)
26.Exclusion of designs to be applied to certain articles
CONVENTION APPLICATIONS
27.Declarations
28.Copies and translations
PROCEDURE ON RECEIPT OF APPLICATION
29.Statement of objections by registrar
30.Decision of registrar to be communicated in writing
31.Appeal from registrar’s decision
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
32.Form of certificate
33.Copy of certificate
NOVELTY OF DESIGNS
34.Deemed application date under section 3(4)
35.Industrial application of designs
NON-COMPLETION
36.Time limits
DEATH OF APPLICANT
37.Substitution
EXTENSION OF DURATION OF RIGHT IN REGISTERED DESIGN
38.Extension for further periods of five years
39.Notice of expiry of the right in a registered design
40.Late extensions
41.Restoration of lapsed right in a design under section 8A
REGISTRATION OF ASSIGNMENTS, ETC
42.Procedure for application for registration
43.Other transaction, event or document
44.Particulars to be provided
45.Cancellation of claim to be mortgagee or licensee
46.Alteration of name or address
CORRECTION OF ERRORS
47.Request for correction
DISCRETIONARY POWER
48.Exercise of discretionary powers of registrar
DISPENSATION BY REGISTRAR
49.Registrar’s power to dispense from Rules
AMENDMENTS
50.Registrar’s power to allow amendments and rectify irregularities in procedure
EXTENSION OF TIME
51.Registrar’s power to extend times prescribed by Rules
APPLICATIONS FOR COMPULSORY LICENCE UNDER SECTION 10 OR CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION OF DESIGN UNDER SECTION 11(2) OR (3)
52.Procedure for application
53.Opposition by registered proprietor
54.Evidence of applicant
55.Evidence of registered proprietor and evidence in reply
56.Prohibition on further evidence
57.Procedure for hearing
CANCELLATION UNDER SECTION 11(1)
58.Request for cancellation
LICENCES OF RIGHT
59.Application to settle terms of licence of right
COSTS
60.Costs of proceedings
61.Security for costs
EVIDENCE BEFORE REGISTRAR
62.Evidence
63.Form and content of statutory declaration or affidavit
64.Making and subscription of statutory declaration or affidavit
65.Registrar’s power to require documents, information or evidence
ADVISERS
66.Registrar’s power to appoint advisers
INSPECTION OF REGISTER AND DOCUMENTS
67.Inspection by public
68.Direction by registrar under section 5(1)
69.Prohibition on inspection under section 22(2)
SEARCHES
70.Procedure when registration number known
71.Procedure when registration number unknown or general search
CERTIFICATES AND COPIES SUPPLIED BY REGISTRAR
72.Certificates supplied by registrar
73.Copies supplied by registrar
HOURS OF BUSINESS AND EXCLUDED DAYS
74.Hours of business
75.Excluded days
76.Calculation of times or periods
ORDERS OF THE COURT
77.Service of application on registrar
78.Filing of order with registrar
Signature
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1
—General forms.
Schedule 2
—Form of certificate of registration of design.
Explanatory Note