LAWS OF MALAWI 

Registered Designs
Registered Designs Regulations	

Registered Designs

Cap. 49:05
[Subsidiary]

(3)	

Where an application is made for registration of a design by virtue of section 10 and the
period of copyright in the original registered design, current at the date of lodging the
said application, expires before the completion of that application, registration shall not
be effected until the copyright in the original registered design has been extended for a
further period and an application has been lodged for the extension of the period of
copyright in the design to be registered.

(4)	

A request for an enlargement of time for payment of any fee payable for an extension of
the period of copyright shall be made in form No. 13.
PART III
ASSIGNMENTS AND COMPULSORY LICENCES

19.	

(1) An application for the registration of the title of any person becoming entitled by assignment,
transmission or operation of law to a registered design or to a share in a registered design, or
becoming entitled as mortgage, licensee or otherwise to any interest in a registered design, shall
be made-

(2)	

20.	

in the case of an application under section 22(1) by the person becoming so
entitled in form No. 14; and

(b)	

in the case of an application under section 22(2) by the assignor, mortgagor,
licensor of other party conferring the interest in form No. 15.

Application may be made in form No. 6 for entry in the register of notification of any
other document purporting to affect the proprietorship of a registered design.

(1) A copy of any document which is referred to in an application under regulation 19, duly
certified to the satisfaction of the Registrar, shall be produced to the Registrar with the
Copies of documents
application.
(2)	

21.	

(a)	

Application for
registration of title
under section 22

Unless the Registrar otherwise directs, the original of any other document so referred to
shall be produced to him with the application, and a certified copy of any such document
shall be lodged therewith, and such original document shall be returned to the person
who produced it.

(1) An application under regulation 19(1) shall contain the name, address and nationality of the
person claiming or stated to be entitled together with full particulars of the instrument, if any,
under which title is claimed or given.
(2)	

Where the name of a person is entered in the register as mortgage or license, such
person, may, on making an application for the purpose in form No. 17, have a note
entered in the register that he no longer claims to be mortgage or licensee, as the case
may be.

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Particulars to be
stated in application

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