LAWS OF MALAWI
Registered Designs
Registered Designs Regulations
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Registered Designs
Cap. 49:05
[Subsidiary]
If the application is for the registration of a design which has already been registered in respect of
one or more articles, or consists of a registered design with modifications or variations not
sufficient to alter the character or substantially to affect the identity thereof, and it is desired to
claim the protection of section 10 for such application, it shall contain the number or numbers of
the registration or registrations already effected.
(1) There shall be furnished in connection with an application to register a design for identical
representations of the design, in a form satisfactory to the Registrar, or four specimens. Where
representations are supplied the Registrar may at any time before registration require specimens
or additional representations.
(2)
There shall be furnished in connection with an application for the registration of a design
to be applied to a set of articles four identical representations of the design, in a form
satisfactory to the Registrar, or four specimens.
(3)
The representations of the design to be applied to a set of articles shall show the design
as applied to each different article included in the set.
(1) Each representation of the design, whether to be applied to a single article or to a set of
articles, shall be upon paper of the size prescribed by regulation 35 and not on cardboard and
shall appear on one side only of the paper. The figure or figures shall be placed in an upright
position on the sheet. When more figures than one are shown, these shall where possible be on
one and the same sheet, and each shall be designated perspective view, front view, plan or
otherwise, as the case may be.
(2)
When the representation furnished are drawings or tracings, they shall be in ink, and if
on tracing cloth or tracing paper shall be mounted on paper of the size prescribed by
regulation 35.
(3)
Where words, letters or numerals appear in the design but are not of the essence of the
design, they shall be removed from the representations or specimens; where they are of
the essence of the design the Registrar may require the insertion of a disclaimer of any
right to their exclusive use.
(4)
Each representation of a design which costs of a repeating surface pattern shall show the
complete pattern and a sufficient portion of the repeat in length and width, and shall not
be of less size than 7 inches by 5 inches.
When specimen are furnished and are not, in the Registrar’s opinion, of a kind which can be
conveniently mounted in a flat position by means of an adhesive upon paper, or by stitching on
linen-backed sheets of paper of the size prescribed by regulation 35 and stored without damage to
other documents, representations shall be furnished in place of specimens.
Application for
registration under
section 10
Representations of
specimens to be
furnished with
application
Preparation of
representations
In certain cases
representations to be
furnished in place of
specimens
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