Industrial Property Regulations, 2002
(3) An application for a renewal under section
88(2) of the Act shall be in Form IP 32.
(4) If a registration is renewed, the Managing
Director shall register the renewal and issue a
certificate of renewal.
Restoration of
lapsed right.
53. (1) This Regulation applies with respect to section 89
of the Act.
(2) An application for restoration of the protection
granted to an industrial design under section 89(1)
of the Act shall be in Form IP 33.
(3) The application shall be accompanied by a
statutory declaration or affidavit supporting the
application and by an application for renewal in
Form IP 32.
(4) Before rejecting an application, the Managing
Director shall send a written notice to the
applicant explaining the reasons for proposing to
reject the application and inviting the applicant to
request a hearing within sixty days after the date
of the invitation.
(5) If the Managing Director sends a notice under
paragraph (4), the Managing Director shall not
make his decision as to whether to restore the
design or reject the application until —
(a)
if the applicant requests a hearing, after
holding the hearing; or
(b)
if the applicant does not request a hearing,
after the expiry of the sixty day period
referred to in paragraph (4).
(6) The Managing Director shall notify the
applicant in writing of his decision and, if the
Managing Director decides to reject the
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