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Layout-designs of Integrated
Circuits
(2) Subject to this Act, an appeal against a decision of the
Registrar shall be brought within three months after the date of the
receipt of the decision or within such further time as the High
Court may allow.
References
to High
Court
72. When any matter, that is to be decided by the Registrar,
appears to involve a complex point of law, the Registrar may, after
giving notice to the parties, refer the matter to the High Court for
determination and the Registrar shall act in accordance with the
decision of the High Court.
Assessors
to appear in
High Court
73. In any proceeding before the High Court, the Court may
call assessors who are experts in intellectual property or the relevant
field.
Lodging and
authentication
of
documents
74. (1) Any application, notice or document authorised or
required, in accordance with this Act, to be lodged, made or given
at the Agency, to the Registrar or to any other officer may be
delivered by hand, sent by registered post or lodged electronically.
(2) An authentication shall not be required in respect of any
document lodged in the Agency.
Expenses
relating to
administration
75. All monies necessary for the administration and
implementation of this Act shall be paid out of monies appropriated
for the purpose by Parliament.
Use of
“registered”
76. For the purposes of this section, the use in the Republic in
relation to a layout-design of the word “registered”, or of any other
word or symbol importing a reference, express or implied, to
registration shall be deemed to be a representation as to registration
under this Act unless it is shown that the reference is to registration
elsewhere than in the Republic and that the design is in fact so
registered for the goods or services in question.
Authorisation
to publish
advertisement
or notice
77. (1) An advertisement or notice required to be published
under this Act, other than a notice issued by the Minister, shall not
be published unless it is in the prescribed form and the Registrar
has approved the contents of the advertisement or notice.
(2) An advertisement or notice that is published in contravention
of subsection (1) shall have no legal effect for purposes of this
Act.