Industrial Designs (International Registration) Rules, 2014 · s 15

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15.
( 1)
Subject to the provisions of these Rules 1 an international application may be made through the Registry.
(2)
The international application may be made only by any of the following persons 724
fa} a person who is a national of a State that is a Contracting Party;
(b) a person who is a national of a State member of an inter-governmental organisation that is a Contracting Party;
{c}
a person who is domiciled in or has a habitual residence in the territory of a Contracting Party; or fd}
a person who has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the territory of a Contracting Party.
(3)
The Registrar shall not be required to transmit the international application to the International Bureau unless the international application is -
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{a)
made in such form as may be required under the Common
Regulations;
[b} accompanied by payment of such fee as may be required under the
Common Regulations for the filing of the international application; and
{cj accompanied by payment to the Registry of a transmittal fee of
$150.
(4)
The payment referred to in subrule (3)(b} must comply with
(aJ such general requirements as may be specified in the practice directions issued by the Registrar; and
(b)
such other requirements as the Registrar may, in any particular case, specify in a written notice to the applicant.
[5)
In this rule -
"Contracting Party" means any State or inter-governmental organisation which is a party to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement;
"territory of a Contracting Party" means
(a) where the Contracting Party is a State, the territory of that
State; or
(b)
where the Contracting Party is an inter-governmental organisation, the territory in which the constituent treaty of that inter-governmental organisation applies.

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s 15( 1)

Subject to the provisions of these Rules 1 an international application may be made through the Registry.

(2)

The international application may be made only by any of the following persons 724

fa} a person who is a national of a State that is a Contracting Party;

(b)

a person who is a national of a State member of an inter-governmental organisation that is a Contracting Party;

{c}

a person who is domiciled in or has a habitual residence in the territory of a Contracting Party; or fd}

a person who has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the territory of a Contracting Party.

(3)

The Registrar shall not be required to transmit the international application to the International Bureau unless the international application is -

725

{a)

made in such form as may be required under the Common

Regulations;

[b} accompanied by payment of such fee as may be required under the

Common Regulations for the filing of the international application; and

{cj accompanied by payment to the Registry of a transmittal fee of

$150.

(4)

The payment referred to in subrule (3)(b} must comply with

(aJ such general requirements as may be specified in the practice directions issued by the Registrar; and

(b)

such other requirements as the Registrar may, in any particular case, specify in a written notice to the applicant.

[5)

In this rule -

"Contracting Party" means any State or inter-governmental organisation which is a party to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement;

"territory of a Contracting Party" means

(a)

where the Contracting Party is a State, the territory of that

State; or

(b)

where the Contracting Party is an inter-governmental organisation, the territory in which the constituent treaty of that inter-governmental organisation applies.