(3)
Where at the time of the filing of the declaration, the reference number of the
earlier application is not known, the number shall be furnished within 2 months
from the date on which the application was filed.
(4)
The applicant may, at any time before the registration of the industrial
design, amend the contents of the declaration made under paragraph (1).
(5)
Where the applicant has made a declaration under paragraph (1), he shall furnish
a certified copy of the earlier application within a period of 3 months from the
date of such a request by the Controller, and where a copy has already been
furnished for another application, the applicant may so inform the Controller by
making a reference to that other application.
(6)
Where the earlier application is in a language other than English, the applicant
shall, within 6 months from the date of the request, furnish an English translation
of the earlier application.
37.
(1)
The Controller shall, on receipt of an application for the registration of an
industrial design, mark on each document making up the application, the actual
date of receipt and the application number in the following format, "MU/D/XN",
where "X" is the last 2 numbers of the year in which the initial documents were
received, and "Y" is a five-digit number allotted in the sequential order in which
applications are received.
(2)
Where any correction to be made or other documents to be filed are
received on different dates, the Controller shall mark their actual date of
receipt in the appropriate place on the application for the registration of an
industrial design.
(3)
The application number allotted under paragraph (1) shall be quoted in all
subsequent correspondence in respect of the application.