Industrial Designs Order, 1999 · As enacted · Part II · Registration of Industrial Designs
Section 27
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Registrar may by notice in the prescribed manner, stating the reason for his refusal, refuse an application for registration of an industrial design if, after an examination by him under section 25 and after giving the applicant the opportunity to correct any deficiencies as provided for in that section, he determines -
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;
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{a) that the application does not satisfy the formal requirements;
formal requirements
"formal requirements" means such requirements of section 15 and of any rules designating requirements as formal requirements for the purposes of this Order;
Refusal of applications.
Formality examination.
Period of registration.
(a} the applicant shall continue to enjoy the right of priority under section 18 which he enjoyed immediately before such refusal; and
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;
formal requirements
Defined · s 2"formal requirements" means such requirements of section 15 and of any rules designating requirements as formal requirements for the purposes of this Order;
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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