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
4AA Practice directions
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, right or thing
Division 3 Miscellaneous
26 Classification
27 Formal requirements
28 Publication of notice of registration
28A Deferment of publication
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
32A General certificates by Registrar
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
35C Restoration of registration
Part V REGISTRABLE TRANSACTIONS
36 Particulars of transactions to be entered in Register
37 Application for registration of particulars of transactions
38 (Deleted)
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 registration
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 Registrar’s discretionary powers
52A Request for hearing
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 (Deleted)
58C (Deleted)
58D (Deleted)
58E (Deleted)
58F Duty of person carrying out electronic filing
58G Documents to be signed, made on oath, etc.
58H Service bureau
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 (Deleted)
60D Application to Court
61 Publication and sale of documents
62 Order of Court and certificate of validity
63 Security for costs
64 Transliteration and translation
65 Correction of errors
65A Irregularities
66 Application to change name or address
66A Designs Journal
Part X TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
67 (Deleted)
67A (Deleted)
68 Right to information
FIRST SCHEDULE Fees
SECOND SCHEDULE Description of Forms
THIRD SCHEDULE Classification of Articles
FOURTH SCHEDULE Scale of Costs
Legislative History