Industrial Designs Order, 1999 · As enacted · Part II · Registration of Industrial Designs
19. [1)
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The right of priority shall have the effect that the filing date of the previous application claimed under section 18 shall be regarded as being the filing date of the application for registration under this Order for the purpose of determining whether the industrial design is new.
filing date
"filing date", in relation to an application for registration, means the date determined under section 16 as the filing date of the application;
Subsection [1) shall not be construed as excluding the power to give directions under subsection (3) of section 9 in relation to the application for registration under this Order.
application for registration
"application for registration" means an application for registration of an industrial design made under section 15; 61 29th. JANUARY, 2000 11article 11 means any article of manufacture and includes any part of an article if that part is made and sold separately;
Where an application for registration of an industrial design is filed under this Order and the priority of a previous application is claimed under section 18, then, notwithstanding anything contained in this Order, the application shall not be refused and the registration of the industrial design under this Order shall not be invalidated by reason only of the fact that the previous application has been published at any time after the filing date of the previous application.
industrial design
"industrial design" means features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament applied to an article by any industrial process, being features which in the finished article appeal to and are judged by the eye, but does not include - fa} a method or principle of construction; or [i) are dictated solely by the function which the article has to perform; or
Withdrawal of 20.
( 1)
An applicant may withdraw his application for registration applications.
of an industrial design by filing a notice of withdrawal with the
Registrar before the date on which preparations for publication under section 26 have been completed, as determined by the
Registrar.
Effect of deemed abandonment.
A notice under this section shall be made in writing and filed in the prescribed manner.
[3)
Where a notice is filed in accordance with this section, the application shall be deemed to have been abandoned.
A notice filed in accordance with this section is irrevocable.
Terms defined in s 2
application for registration
Defined · s 2"application for registration" means an application for registration of an industrial design made under section 15; 61 29th. JANUARY, 2000 11article 11 means any article of manufacture and includes any part of an article if that part is made and sold separately;
filing date
Defined · s 2"filing date", in relation to an application for registration, means the date determined under section 16 as the filing date of the application;
industrial design
Defined · s 2"industrial design" means features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament applied to an article by any industrial process, being features which in the finished article appeal to and are judged by the eye, but does not include - fa} a method or principle of construction; or [i) are dictated solely by the function which the article has to perform; or
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