Industrial Property Regulations, 2002
(19) If there is more than one person opposing the
application the Managing Director may provide
for the objections to be dealt with at the same
hearing.
(20) A party may appeal the Managing Director’s
decision to the Tribunal within ninety days after
the date of the notification of the decision.
Procedure if no
opposition to
application.
50. (1) This Regulation applies if there is no opposition
to an application to register an industrial design under
section 87 of the Act.
(2) If the Managing Director proposes to reject the
application, the Managing Director shall send a
written notice to the applicant explaining the
reasons for proposing to refuse to register the
industrial design and inviting the applicant to do
one of the following within sixty days after the
date of the invitation —
(a)
submit written submissions; or
(b)
request a hearing.
(3) If the Managing Director has sent a notice
under paragraph (2), the Managing Director shall
not make his decision as to whether or not to
register the industrial design until —
(a)
if the applicant requests a hearing, after
holding the hearing;
(b)
if the applicant submits observations, after
considering the observations; or
(c)
if the applicant does not request a hearing
or submit observations, after the expiry of
the sixty day period referred to in
paragraph (2).
(4) The Managing Director shall notify the
applicant in writing of his decision.
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