Negarit Gazcta - 3. No. 25 - lOth May 1995 - Page 228 An ~l)plication may not be converted more than once under the provisions of sub-article (1) and (2) of this article. 44. Duration of a Utility Model Certificate 1. A utility model certificate is granted for oS period of five years, which may !be renewed for a further five years period provided that proof is furnished that the minor invention is 2. being worked in Ethiopia. Application for renewal of the certifioote shall be filed, with the Commission within 90 days prior to the expiration of the period of ment of the prescribed fees. protection upon pay­ 45. Reference The relevant provisions in chapter 'two of this proclamation shall apply mutatis mutandis to utility models certificates. CHAPTER FOUR INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS 46. Protection of Industrial Designs 1. An industrial design shall ibe protected under this proclamation if it is new and possesses practical ap­ plicability. 2. In accordance with the provISIons of suh-article (1) of this article an industrial design shall he: a) considered new when the sum total of its essential features is differeilit from that of another design known either in Ethiopia or abroad and has not heen disclosed for more than one year before the date of filing of the registration or, application for where appropriate, priority date. Designs shall be before the deemed to be identical if their specific features differ onlv in immaterial details. b) deemed to possess practical applicability if it is capable of serving as 18 model for repeated manu­ facture of products. 3. An industrial design tbat is contrary to public order or morality shall not be registered. 4. The protection under this chapter shall not extend to any thing in an industrial design which serves solely to obtain 8 technical result. 47. Application 1. An application for registMtion of an industrial design shall be filed with the Commission 2. The application shall contain a of the article embodying the request, a specimen industrial design 01' a pictorial presentation thereof and an indication of the kind of products for which the industrial design is to he used.