Statutory Instrument 1995 No. 2912

      The Registered Designs Rules 1995

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1995 No. 2912

DESIGNS

The Registered Designs Rules 1995

Made 13th November 1995
Laid before Parliament 13th November 1995
Coming into force 4th December 1995


ARRANGEMENT OF RULES

Preliminary
1.  Citation and commencement.
2.  Interpretation.
3.  Revocation.
4.  Forms.
Documents
5.  Size and presentation of documents.
6.  Signature of documents.
7.  Service of documents.
Address
8.  Address for service.
9.  Failure to provide address for service.
Agents
10.  Appointment of agents.
11.  Appointment of agent after start of proceedings.
Applications for Registration
12.  Form for applications.
13.  Application for same design in respect of more than one article.
14.  Article to which design is applied.
15.  Statement of novelty on representations or specimens.
16.  Registration of same design in respect of other articles, etc.
Representations and Specimens
17.  Supply of representations and specimens.
18.  Representations and specimens for sets of articles.
19.  Size and presentation of representations.
20.  Drawings or tracings.
21.  Replacement of specimens by representations.
22.  Words, letters or numerals.
23.  Repeating surface patterns.
24.  Use of portrait of a member of the Royal Family or armorial bearings, etc.
25.  Use of portrait of living or recently dead person.
Designs Excluded from Registration under Section 1(5)
26.  Exclusion of designs to be applied to certain articles.
Convention Applications
27.  Declarations.
28.  Copies and translations.
Procedure on Receipt of Application
29.  Statement of objections by registrar.
30.  Decision of registrar to be communicated in writing.
31.  Appeal from registrar's decision.
Certificate of Registration
32.  Form of certificate.
33.  Copy of certificate.
Novelty of Designs
34.  Deemed application date under section 3(4).
35.  Industrial application of designs.
Non-Completion
36.  Time limits.
Death of Applicant
37.  Substitution.
Extension of Duration of Right in Registered Design
38.  Extension for further periods of five years.
39.  Notice of expiry of the right in a registered design.
40.  Late extensions.
41.  Restoration of lapsed right in a design under section 8A.
Registration of Assignments, etc.
42.  Procedure for application for registration.
43.  Other transaction, event or document.
44.  Particulars to be provided.
45.  Cancellation of claim to be mortgagee or licensee.
46.  Alteration of name or address.
Correction of Errors
47.  Request for correction.
Discretionary Power
48.  Exercise of discretionary powers of registrar.
Dispensation by Registrar
49.  Registrar's power to dispense from Rules.
Amendments
50.  Registrar's power to allow amendments and rectify irregularities in procedure.
Extension of Time
51.  Registrar's power to extend times prescribed by Rules.
Application for Compulsory Licence under Section 10 or Cancellation of Registration of Design under Section 11(2) or (3)
52.  Procedure for application.
53.  Opposition by registered proprietor.
54.  Evidence of applicant.
55.  Evidence of registered proprietor and evidence in reply.
56.  Prohibition on further evidence.
57.  Procedure for hearing.
Cancellation under Section 11(1)
58.  Request for cancellation.
Licences of Right
59.  Application to settle terms of licence of right.
Costs
60.  Costs of proceedings.
61.  Security for costs.
Evidence before Registrar
62.  Evidence.
63.  Form and content of statutory declaration or affidavit.
64.  Making and subscription of statutory declaration or affidavit.
65.  Registrar's power to require documents, information or evidence.
Advisers
66.  Registrar's power to appoint advisers.
Inspection of Register and Documents
67.  Inspection by public.
68.  Direction by registrar under section 5(1).
69.  Prohibition on inspection under section 22(2).
Searches
70.  Procedure when registration number known.
71.  Procedure when registration number unknown or general search.
Certificates and Copies Supplied by Registrar
72.  Certificates supplied by registrar.
73.  Copies supplied by registrar.
Hours of Business and Excluded Days
74.  Hours of business.
75.  Excluded days.
76.  Calculation of times or periods.
Orders of the Court
77.  Service of application on registrar
78.  Filing of order with registrar.

SCHEDULES

  Schedule 1  —General forms.

  Schedule 2  —Form of certificate of registration of design.

 

Explanatory Note


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