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(a) the component part, once it has been incorporated in the complex product,
remains visible during normal use of the product by the end user, excluding
maintenance, servicing or repair work;
(b) those visible features of the component part fulfill in themselves the requirements
as to novelty and individual character.
A product composed of multiple components which can be replaced shall be
considered a complex product.
Chapter II
Right to protection
Article 105
The ownership of an industrial design shall belong to the person who has created it
or to his successors in title, but the first person filing said industrial design shall be
assumed, unless proven otherwise, to be the creator thereof, subject to the
provisions of Article 106 below.
Article 106
The provisions of Articles 18 and 19 above shall apply to industrial designs.
Article 107
Designs consisting exclusively of the characteristics imposed by their technical
function shall not benefit from the protection provided for in this Law.
Article 108
If two or more persons have jointly created an industrial design, the right to obtain
legal protection shall belong to them or to their successors in title jointly. Any person
who has merely assisted in the creation of the industrial design without making any
contribution of a creative nature shall not, however, be considered a creator or cocreator.
Article 109
The provisions of Articles 77 to 79 above shall apply to industrial designs.
Article 110
The provisions of Article 19 above shall apply to industrial designs.
Article 111