(ii) the applicant's full name and address and, if that address is outside Nigeria, an address for service
in Nigeria,
(iii) a specimen of the design or a photographic or graphic representation of the design with any
printing block or other means of reproduction from which the representation was derived,
(iv) an indication of the kind of product (or, where a classification has been prescribed, the class of
product) for which the design will be used, and
(v) such other matter as may be prescribed, and
(b) shall be accompanied by
(i) the prescribed fee,
(ii) where appropriate, a declaration signed by the true creator requesting that he be named as such in
the Register and giving his name and address, and
(iii) if the application is made by an agent, a signed power of attorney (so however that,
notwithstanding any rule of law, legalisation or certification of the signature of the power of
attorney shall be unnecessary).
(2) A single application may relate to any number of industrial designs not exceeding fifty, if the products to
which the designs relate are of the same kind or, where a classification has been prescribed, of the same
class.
(3) Where an applicant for the registration of an industrial design seeks to avail himself of a foreign priority
in respect of an earlier application made in a country outside Nigeria(a) he shall append to his application under subsection (1) of this section a written declaration showing(i) the date and number of the earlier application,
(ii) the country in which the earlier application was made, and
(iii) the name of the person who made the earlier application; and
(b) not more than three months after the making of the application under subsection (1) of this section,
he shall furnish the Registrar with a copy of the earlier application certified correct by the Industrial
Property Office (or its equivalent) in the country where the earlier application was made.
16. (1) The Registrar shall examine every application for registration of an industrial design as to its conformity
with sections 13(1)(b) and 15 of this Act, and(a) if the application fails in any respect to conform with section 13(1)(b) or 15(1) or (2) of this Act, the
Registrar shall reject the application; and
(b) if the application fails in any respect to conform with section 15(3) of this Act, the Registrar shall
disregard any claim for foreign priority.
(2) Where the examination mentioned in subsection (1) of this section shows that an application for the
registration of an industrial design satisfies the requirements of sections 13(1)(b} and 15 of this Act, the
design shall be registered in accordance with the application without further examination and, in
particular, without examination of the question whether the registration might be contrary to section
13(1)(a) of this Act; and, where the said examination shows that section 15(3) of this Act has been
complied with as respects a claim for foreign priority, the foreign priority claimed shall be recorded in
the Register.