No.	4907	
Act No. 1, 2012

Government	Gazette	23	March	2012	

59

INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY ACT, 2012

	

(b)	

where	 the	 creator	 of	 the	 design	 executed	 the	 work	 for	 another	 person,	
as	contemplated	in	section	97,	such	other	person;		

	

(c)	

where	 the	 ownership	 in	 the	 design	 has	 passed	 to	 another	 person,	
including	 by	 assignment	 or	 by	 operation	 of	 law	 or	 assignment	 under	
section	98,	such	other	person;	or

	

(d)	

by	 an	 agent	 duly	 authorised	 to	 act	 on	 behalf	 of	 any	 of	 the	 persons	
referred	to	in	paragraphs	(a)	to	(c).

Application for registration
100.	 (1)	
An	 application	 for	 the	 registration	 of	 a	 design	 must	 be	 filed	
with	the	Registrar	in	the	manner	prescribed	and	must	contain	the	following	–
	

(a)	

a	 request,	 in	 writing,	 that	 the	 design	 is	 to	 be	 registered,	 including	 the	
name	of	and	other	prescribed	information	concerning	the	applicant;

(b)	

drawings,	 photographs	 or	 other	 graphic	 representations	 of	 the	 article	
embodying	the	design;

	

(c)	

a	 statement,	 in	 writing,	 indicating	 the	 type	 of	 products	 in	 respect	 of	
which	the	design	is	to	be	used;

	

(d)	

an	indication	of	the	class	or	classes	of	the	International	Classification	in	
which	the	design	is	to	be	registered;	and

	

(e)	

the	prescribed	application	fee.

	
(2)	
Where	 the	 design	 is	 two	 dimensional,	 a	 specimen	 of	 the	 article	
embodying	the	design	may	be	lodged	instead	of	a	representation.
	
(3)	
Where	 the	 applicant	 is	 not	 the	 creator	 of	 the	 design,	 he	 or	 she	 must,	
if	 the	 Registrar	 calls	 therefore,	 furnish	 the	 Registrar	 with	 a	 statement,	 justifying	 the	
applicant’s	right	to	the	registration	of	the	design	as	provided	in	section	96.
	
(4)	
The	 application	 may,	 at	 the	 time	 of	 filing,	 contain	 a	 request	 that	 the	
publication	 of	 the	 design,	 upon	 registration,	 be	 deferred	 for	 a	 period	 not	 exceeding	 12	
months	from	the	date	of	filing	or,	if	priority	is	claimed,	from	the	date	of	priority,	of	the	
application.
	
(5)	
The	 applicant	 may,	 at	 any	 time	 before	 the	 registration	 of	 a	 design,	
withdraw	his	or	her	application.
	
(6)	
An	 application	 under	 this	 section	 may	 be	 made	 in	 respect	 of	 two	 or	
more	designs	relating	to	articles	in	the	same	class	of	International	Classification	or	to	a	
set	of	articles.
	
(7)	
An	 application	 for	 the	 registration	 of	 a	 design	 as	 contemplated	 in	
this	 section	 must	 be	 accompanied	 by	 the	 payment	 of	 the	 prescribed	 fee	 in	 the	 manner	
prescribed.

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