Registered Designs Rules
Table of Contents
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Citation
2 Definitions
3 Fees
3A Filing of documents
4 Forms
4A Size of documents
5 Signature on documents
6 Service of documents
7 Address for service
8 Agents
Part II REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS
Division 1 Registrability of Designs
9 Designs excluded from registration
10 Registration of design consisting of arms, etc.
11 Persons living or recently dead
12 Industrial application of designs
Division 2 Application for Registration
13 Application for registration of design
14 Representations of design
15 Statement of novelty
16 Prescribed case under section 5 (3) of Act
17 Statement relating to confidential disclosure
18 Statement relating to previous registration of design in respect of other articles, etc.
19 Claim to priority
20 Samples
21 Specimens
22 Multiple applications
23 Withdrawal of application
24 Amendment of application
25 Reinstatement of application
Division 3 Miscellaneous
26 Classification
27 Formal requirements
28 Publication of notice of registration
29 Designs relevant for defence purposes
30 Information and inspection of documents
Part III REGISTER
31 Entry in Register of particulars of registered design
32 Certificates and copies
33 Correction of Register
Part IV EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF REGISTRATION OF DESIGN
34 Reminder to extend period of registration
35 Application to extend period of registration
35A Notice of non-compliance
35B Removal of registered design from Register
Part V REGISTRABLE TRANSACTIONS
36 Particulars of transactions to be entered in Register
37 Application for registration of particulars of transactions
38 Cancellation of claim to be mortgagee or licensee
Part VI SURRENDER AND REVOCATION OF REGISTRATION OF DESIGN
39 Notice of surrender of registration
40 Application for revocation
41 Counter-statement
42 Evidence in support of application
43 Evidence in support of counter-statement
44 Evidence in reply
45 Further evidence
46 Directions on subsequent procedure
47 Exhibits
47A Pre-hearing review
48 Revocation hearing
49 Notice of decision
49A Extension of time in revocation proceedings
49B Costs in uncontested revocations
49C Intervention by third parties
50 Reference to Court
51 Service on Registrar of applications to Court
Part VII EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE
52 Right of affected party to be heard
53 Hearing before Registrar to be in public
54 Evidence in proceedings before Registrar
55 Statutory declarations
56 Notice of seal of officer taking declaration
Part VIIA COSTS
56A Application for costs
56B Taxation of costs
56C Taxation proceedings
56D Scale of costs
56E Certificate
Part VIII EXTENSION OF TIME
57 Request for extension of time
58 Where non-compliance with time caused by Registry
Part VIIIA ELECTRONIC ONLINE SYSTEM
58A Establishment of electronic online system
58B Registration of account holder
58C Identification name and authentication code
58D Obligation to inform Registrar of change of particulars
58E Security measures
58F Duty of person carrying out electronic filing
58G Cancellation of registration as account holder
Part IX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
59 Hours of business and excluded days
60 Extension of period where interruption in postal service, etc.
60A Case management conference
60B Registrar’s power to require documents, information or evidence
60C Address altered by public authority
60D Application to Court
61 Publication and sale of documents
62 Filing of court orders, declarations and certificates
63 Security for costs
64 Transliteration and translation
65 Amendment of documents and rectification of irregularities
66 Application to change name or address
66A Designs Journal
Part X TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
67 Extension of registration of relevant design after initial period
67A (Deleted)
68 Right to information
FIRST SCHEDULE Fees
SECOND SCHEDULE Descriptions of Forms
THIRD SCHEDULE Classification of Articles
FOURTH SCHEDULE Scale of Costs
Legislative History