property rights which came into force prior to 1st January 1995.
Article 122
The Trade Registry Department shall be competent to register the
industrial designs in a special register.
The application may comprise a number of designs not exceeding 50,
provided that all such designs form one coherent unit.
The Regulations to this Law shall prescribe for the procedure of filing
an application for registration, the number of possible designs
included in one application, the examination procedures, the
publication of the Department’s decision of the application’s
acceptance, procedures of opposition and other required procedures,
as well as the prescribed fees for such applications, their renewal
and all relevant procedures, the total of such fees not exceeding 3,000
pounds.
Article 123
Staff working in the Trade Registry Department may not file industrial
designs applications, on their own behalf or by an intermediary, until
at least three years have elapsed from the date of termination of their
employment in the Department.
Article 124
The following industrial designs shall not be registered:
(1) Designs whose shape is basically due to the technical or functional
requirements of the product.
(2) Designs that include emblems, religious symbols, stamps or flags
of Egypt or other states, or the use of which may undermine public order
or offend public morality.
(3) Designs which are identical, similar or closely resemble a
registered trade mark or a well-known mark.
In all cases where the application for registration has been refused,
the Department shall, within 30 days of the date of such decision, notify
the applicant in writing of its motivated decision, by registered mail
with acknowledgement of receipt.
This decision may be appealed within 30 days from the date of its
notification.
The appeal shall be examined by a committee, established by the
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