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Negarit Gazeta -No. 25 - 3. 10th May 1995 - Page 229 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.

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