LAWS OF MALAWI
Registered Designs
Registered Designs Regulations
Designs Form No. 4
Cap. 49:05
[Subsidiary]
Section 9and 13
Regulation. 3 and 11.
REGISTERED DESIGNS ACT
(CAP. 49:05)
Fee: 1(b)
Application under section 13 of the Act for Registration of Design to be Applied to a Set of Articles
(Convention).
Application is hereby made for registration of the accompanying design in the name of (1)
………………………………….…………………………………………………………………
Of ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
being a national/nationals of ………………………………………………………….. who
claim(s) to be the proprietor(s) thereof. (2) ………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The design is to be applied to a (3) ………………………..……………………………………..
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(4) The design has been previously registered for one or more other articles under No.
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(5) The design consists of the design previously registered under No. ………………… with
modifications or variations not sufficient to alter the character or substantially to affect the
identity thereof.
Application for protection of the design has been made in the following county (6)
…………………………………………………………………………………………… on the
following official date (7)
…………………………………………… numbered (8)
………………………………………………………………………………………
Such
application was the first application made in a convention country in respect of the relevant
design, whether by the applicant(s) or by any person of whom he/they claims to be the legal
representative(s) or assignee(s), and the applicant(s) in the above-mentioned country
qualify/qualifies under (9) Article 2/3 of the Convention by reason of being (9) a national(s)
of/domiciled in/having a place of business in a member state namely
……………………………………………………………………………………………
This application is made on the ground that I/We qualify/qualifies under the said (9) Article 2/3
by reason of being (9) a national(s) of/domiciled in/having a place of business in a member state,
namely …………………………………………………….. and that to the best of my/our
knowledge and belief there is no lawful ground of objection to the registration of the design and
that I/We request that the design may be registered as of the date (7)
……………………………………………………………….
Dated this ……………………………. Day of .……………………………. 200….
(10) ……………………………………………….
My/Our address for service in Malawi:…………………………………………………
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The Registrar,
The Designs Office
P.O. Box 100
BLANTYRE
NOTE:
Four identical representations or specimens of the design should accompany this form, and,
except in the case of an application in respect of a design to be applied to a textile article, to
wallpaper or to lace, it should further be accompanied by a statement of the features of the
design for which novelty is claimed.
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(1) State full names
and addresses of
applicant(s)
(2) If the applicant
is not the person
who made the
application in the
convention
country, the words
“by virtue of”
followed
by
particulars of the
instrument under
which he claims,
should be inserted
here.
(3) Here state the
set of articles, and
also
the
trade
description of each
of
the
articles
comprised in the
set to which the
design is to be
applied as shown
in
the
representations.
(4) and (5) Delete
one
or
both
paragraphs,
if
inapplicable.
(6) Here insert the
name
of
the
convention country
in which the first
application
was
made.
(7) Here insert the
official date of the
first application in
a
convention
country.
(8) Here insert
official number of
first application in
convention country
(9)
Delete
whichever does not
apply.
(10) To be signed
by the applicant(s)
or his/their agent.