Negarit Gazcta -
3.
No. 25 -
lOth May 1995 -
Page 228
An ~l)plication may not be converted more than once
under the provisions of sub-article (1) and (2) of this
article.
44. Duration of a Utility Model Certificate
1.
A utility model certificate is granted for
oS
period of
five years, which may !be renewed for a further five
years period provided that proof is furnished that the
minor invention is
2.
being worked in Ethiopia.
Application for renewal of the
certifioote
shall be
filed, with the Commission within 90 days prior to the
expiration of the period of
ment of the prescribed fees.
protection
upon
pay
45. Reference
The relevant provisions in chapter 'two of this proclamation
shall apply mutatis mutandis to utility models certificates.
CHAPTER FOUR
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
46. Protection of Industrial Designs
1.
An industrial design shall ibe
protected under this
proclamation if it is new and possesses practical ap
plicability.
2.
In accordance with the provISIons of suh-article (1)
of this article an industrial design shall he:
a) considered new when the sum total of its essential
features
is
differeilit from
that
of
another
design known either in Ethiopia or abroad and
has not heen disclosed for
more than one year
before the date of filing of the
registration or,
application for
where appropriate,
priority date. Designs
shall be
before the
deemed to be
identical if their specific features differ onlv in
immaterial details.
b) deemed to possess practical applicability if it is
capable of serving as
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model for repeated manu
facture of products.
3.
An industrial design tbat is contrary to public order
or morality shall not be registered.
4.
The protection under this chapter shall not extend to
any thing in an industrial design which serves solely
to obtain
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technical result.
47. Application
1. An application for registMtion of an industrial design
shall be filed with the Commission
2.
The application shall contain a
of the article embodying the
request, a specimen
industrial
design
01'
a
pictorial presentation thereof and an indication of the
kind of products for which the industrial design is to
he used.