Where the empowered authority finds that, at the time of receipt of the application, the
requirements of paragraph one of this article have not been satisfied, it shall invite the
applicant to file the required corrections within a period of seven (7) days.
Where the applicant complies with the invitation referred to in paragraph (2) of this article,
the filing date shall be considered as the date of receipt of the required corrections.
Article 99: Examination of the application
After according a filing date, the empowered authority shall examine whether the application
meets the requirements of articles 96 and 97 of this Law and the industrial design or model
satisfies the requirements as provided for in paragraph 5 of article 5, paragraph 2 of article 89
and article 91 of this Law.
If the empowered authority finds that the requirements of paragraph one of this article have
not been satisfied, it shall invite the applicant to make the required corrections within a period
of (90) days. If the applicant does not comply with the invitation, the application shall be
considered withdrawn. If the correction relates to the declaration of priority, the right of
priority shall be lost.
Article 100: Registration
Where the empowered authority finds that the requirements contained in article 98 of this
Law have been met, it shall:
1° register the industrial design or model;
2° publish a reference thereto; and
3° issue to the applicant a registration certificate for the industrial design or model.
Where the empowered authority finds that the requirements have not been met, it notifies the
applicant in writing that the registration has not been accepted. Otherwise, it shall reject the
application.
An industrial design or model shall be registered without a guarantee of novelty certified by
the empowered authority.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph one of this article, where a request has been
made to suspend publication under paragraph 6 of article 96 of this Law, after the industrial
design or model has been registered, neither the representation of the design or model, nor any
file relating to the request, shall be open for public inspection. In this case, the empowered
authority shall publish a reference to the suspension of publication of the industrial design or
model, information relating to the identity of the registration owner, the filing date of the
application, the duration of the period for which suspension has been requested, and any other
requisite information. When the period of suspension expires, the empowered authority shall
publish the registered industrial design or model.