Negarit Gazeta -No. 25 -
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10th May 1995 -
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The application shall relate to one design incorporat
ed in one product or two or more designs incorporat
ed in products belonging to the same class and sold
or used ill sets.
4.
The application shall be accompanied by payment of
the prescribed fees.
48. Examination and Registration
1.
The Commission shall examine whether the applica
tion complies with the requirements of Articles 2 (2)
and 47 of this proclamation and the regulations issued
the1"e~ilder.
2.
When the Commission is satisfied that the requirements
of the ahove sub-article (1) are fulfilled, a certificate
of re[~islration of an industrial design shall be issued
and shall certify:
a)
the recognition of the design as an
industrial
"liesign,
b)
the priority of the industrial design,
c)
the authorship of the industrial design and the
exclusive right of the
owner of the
certificate
thereof.
49. Rights Conierred by Registration
The owner of u certificate of registration of an industrial
design shall have the
exclusive
right to
make, use or
otherwise exploit the industrial design.
50. Duration of Industrial Design Protection
1.
The protection granted to an industrial design shall
be valid for a period of
five years
from the filing
date of the application for registration. Such period
may he extended for two extensions of five years each
if proof is furnished that the industrial design is be
ing used in Ethiopia.
2.
Afplication for renewal of protection shall be filed
with the Commission within 90 days prior to the ex
piration of the period of protection upon payment of
the prescribed fees.
51. Reference
The relevant provisions in Chapter Two of this proclama
Ilion shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to industrial designs.
CHAPTER FIVE
MISCELLANEOUS
52. Extension of Time
If the Commission is satisfied that the circumstances justi
rY
it, it may, upon receiving a written request, e1<l.end the
time for doing any act or taking any proceeding under this
proclamation and the regulations issued thereunder, upon
notice to the parties concerned and upon such terms as it
may direct. The extension may be granted though the
time for doing the act or taki~g the proceeding has expir
ed.