The Registered Designs Rules 1995

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. Appointment of agent after start of proceedings.

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. Other transaction, event or document.

    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. SCHEDULES

    1. Schedule 1

       —General forms.

    2. Schedule 2

       —Form of certificate of registration of design.

35. Explanatory Note