Section 14

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Provided that the right in a design registered by virtue of this section shall not extend beyond the end of the period and any extended period for which the right subsists in the original registered design.

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{a) the design has been previously registered by another person in respect of some other article; or

{b) the design to which the application relates consists of a design previously registered by another person in respect of the same or some other article with modifications or variations not sufficient to alter the character or substantially affect the identity thereof, then, if at any time while the application is pending the applicant becomes the registered owner of the design previously registered, subsection ( 1) shall apply as if at the time of making the application the applicant had been the registered owner of that design.

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