The Registered Designs Rules 1989

1. Introductory Text

2. PRELIMINARY

   1. 1. Citation and commencement

   2. 2. Interpretation

   3. 3. Revocation

   4. 4. Forms

3. DOCUMENTS

   1. 5. Size and presentation of documents

   2. 6. Signature of documents

   3. 7. Service of documents

4. ADDRESS

   1. 8. Address for service

   2. 9. Failure to provide address for service

5. AGENTS

   1. 10. Appointment of agents

   2. 11. Recognition of agents

6. APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION

   1. 12. Form for applications

   2. 13. Application for same design in respect of more than one article

   3. 14. Article to which design is applied

   4. 15. Statement of novelty on representations or specimens

   5. 16. Registration of same design in respect of other articles, etc.

7. REPRESENTATIONS AND SPECIMENS

   1. 17. Supply of representations and specimens

   2. 18. Representations and specimens for sets of articles

   3. 19. Size and presentation of representations

   4. 20. Drawings or tracings

   5. 21. Replacement of specimens by representations

   6. 22. Words, letters or numerals

   7. 23. Repeating surface patterns

   8. 24. Use of portrait of a member of the Royal Family or armorial bearings, etc.

   9. 25. Use of portrait of living or recently dead person

8. DESIGNS EXCLUDED FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 1(5)

   1. 26. Exclusion of designs to be applied to certain articles

9. CONVENTION APPLICATIONS

   1. 27. Declarations

   2. 28. Copies and translations

10. PROCEDURE ON RECEIPT OF APPLICATION

    1. 29. Statement of objections by registrar

    2. 30. Decision of registrar to be communicated in writing

    3. 31. Appeal from registrar’s decision

11. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

    1. 32. Form of certificate

    2. 33. Copy of certificate

12. NOVELTY OF DESIGNS

    1. 34. Deemed application date under section 3(4)

    2. 35. Industrial application of designs

13. NON-COMPLETION

    1. 36. Time limits

14. DEATH OF APPLICANT

    1. 37. Substitution

15. EXTENSION OF DURATION OF RIGHT IN REGISTERED DESIGN

    1. 38. Extension for further periods of five years

    2. 39. Notice of expiry of the right in a registered design

    3. 40. Late extensions

    4. 41. Restoration of lapsed right in a design under section 8A

16. REGISTRATION OF ASSIGNMENTS, ETC

    1. 42. Procedure for application for registration

    2. 43. Filing of certified copies

    3. 44. Particulars to be provided

    4. 45. Cancellation of claim to be mortgagee or licensee

    5. 46. Alteration of name or address

17. CORRECTION OF ERRORS

    1. 47. Request for correction

18. DISCRETIONARY POWER

    1. 48. Exercise of discretionary powers of registrar

19. DISPENSATION BY REGISTRAR

    1. 49. Registrar’s power to dispense from Rules

20. AMENDMENTS

    1. 50. Registrar’s power to allow amendments and rectify irregularities in procedure

21. EXTENSION OF TIME

    1. 51. Registrar’s power to extend times prescribed by Rules

22. APPLICATION FOR COMPULSORY LICENCE UNDER SECTION 10 OR CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION OF DESIGN UNDER SECTION 11(2) OR (3)

    1. 52. Procedure for application

    2. 53. Opposition by registered proprietor

    3. 54. Evidence of applicant

    4. 55. Evidence of registered proprietor and evidence in reply

    5. 56. Prohibition on further evidence

    6. 57. Procedure for hearing

23. CANCELLATION UNDER SECTION 11(1)

    1. 58. Request for cancellation

24. LICENCES OF RIGHT

    1. 59. Application to settle terms of licence of right

25. COSTS

    1. 60. Costs of proceedings

    2. 61. Security for costs

26. EVIDENCE BEFORE REGISTRAR

    1. 62. Evidence

    2. 63. Form and content of statutory declaration or affidavit

    3. 64. Making and subscription of statutory declaration or affidavit

    4. 65. Registrar’s power to require documents, information or evidence

27. ADVISERS

    1. 66. Registrar’s power to appoint advisers

28. INSPECTION OF REGISTER AND DOCUMENTS

    1. 67. Inspection by public

    2. 68. Direction by registrar under section 5(1)

    3. 69. Prohibition on inspection under section 22(2)

29. SEARCHES

    1. 70. Procedure when registration number known

    2. 71. Procedure when registration number unknown or general search

30. CERTIFICATES AND COPIES SUPPLIED BY REGISTRAR

    1. 72. Certificates supplied by registrar

    2. 73. Copies supplied by registrar

31. HOURS OF BUSINESS AND EXCLUDED DAYS

    1. 74. Hours of business

    2. 75. Excluded days

    3. 76. Calculation of times or periods

32. ORDERS OF THE COURT

    1. 77. Service of application on registrar

    2. 78. Filing of order with registrar

33. Signature

34. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       GENERAL FORMS

       1. List of Forms

          1. 1A. Appointment or change of agent.

          2. 2A. Application for registration of a design.

          3. 6. Application for a copy of a certificate of registration of a design.

          4. 7. Request to the registrar for statement of grounds of decision under rule 31.

          5. 8. Request for extension of time to complete an application for the registration of a design.

          6. 9A. Application to extend period of protection.

          7. 12A. Application to register an assignment, licence, mortgage or other event affecting the rights in a registered design.

          8. 16. Application to record alteration of name.

          9. 18. Request for correction of error.

          10. 19. Request by proprietor of design to cancel registration.

          11. 20. Request for information under section 23 on supply of registration number.

          12. 21. Request for search when registration number is not supplied.

          13. 23. Request for certificate of the registrar.

          14. 25A. Application for grant of a compulsory licence under section 10 or for cancellation of the registration under section 11(2) or (3).

          15. 28. Notification of order of the court.

          16. 29. Application for restoration of a lapsed right in a design.

          17. 30. Fee for restoration of a registered design.

          18. 31. Application for settlement of the terms of a licence of right.

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF DESIGN

35. Explanatory Note