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(3) Where the Registrar grants a utility model certificate in terms of section
42 of the Act, he or she shall issue a copy of a utility model certificate in Form
6 set out in the First Schedule.
22. (1) Upon receipt of an application made under regulation 21, the
Registrar shall mark, on each document making up the application,
the actual date of receipt and the application number consisting of the letters
“BW”, slant, the letter “U”, slant, the four-digit numbers of the year in which
the initial papers were received, slant, and a five-digit number allocated in the
sequential order in which applications are received.
(2) Where any corrections or other documents are later filed on different
dates, the Registrar shall mark the actual dates of receipt for any documents
which are later filed with him or her or for which any corrections were made in
the appropriate place of the application for utility model certificate.
(3) The application number allocated under subregulation (1) shall be
quoted in all subsequent communications concerning the application.
Marking of
application for
utility model
certificate
PART V — Industrial Designs
23. (1) Subject to section 46 of the Act, an application for the registration
of an industrial design shall —
(a) indicate the applicant’s name, address, nationality and residence;
(b) be made in Form 7 set out in the First Schedule;
(c) be signed by the applicant or applicants; and
(d) be accompanied by the fee set out in the Second Schedule.
(2) Where the applicant is the creator, the request shall contain a statement
to that effect, and, where the applicant is not the creator, it shall indicate the
creator’s name and address and be accompanied by the statement justifying the
applicant’s right to the registration of the industrial design.
(3) If the applicant is represented by an agent, the request shall indicate so
and state the agent’s name and address.
(4) An application for the registration of a design under section 46 (4) of the
Act shall be limited to one hundred (100) designs in one application.
24. (1) The application for the registration of an industrial design shall be
accompanied by the following —
(a) four graphic representations or four drawings or tracings, if the industrial
design is two-dimensional; or
(b) four graphic representations or four drawings or tracings of each of
the different sides of the industrial design, if the industrial design is
three-dimensional.
(2) A specimen forming part of the application for the registration of an
industrial design referred to in subregulation (1) shall be of a size not exceeding
20 cm x 20 cm x 20 cm.
(3) A graphic representation, drawing or tracing of the industrial design
shall not exceed 10 cm x 20 cm, and such representations, drawings or tracings
shall be affixed on four sheets of cardboard of A4 size.
(4) Drawings and tracings forming part of the application for the registration
of an industrial design referred to in subregulation (1) shall be in black ink.
Application
for registration
of an industrial design
Number and
size of representations and
specimen