Section 29
of Industrial Designs Order, 1999
Section 29
(1)
The initial period of registration of an industrial design is five years beginning on the filing date of the application for registration.
(2)
The period of registration of an industrial design may be extended for additional periods of five years each but the total period of registration may not exceed fifteen years beginning on the filing date of the application for registration.
(3)
If the owner of a registered industrial design wishes to renew the period of registration for a further period of five years, the prescribed renewal fee shall not be paid earlier than three months immediately preceding the end of the current period of registration.
(4)
If the renewal fee is not paid in accordance with subsection (3), the registration of the industrial design shall cease to have effect at the end of the current period of registration.
(5)
If, during the period of six months immediately following the end of the period specified in subsection (4), the renewal fee and any prescribed additional fee are paid, the registration of the industrial design shall be treated as if it had never ceased to have effect and accordingly –
Incorporating amendments until S 3/2020
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(a)
anything done under or in relation to any rights in or under the industrial design by or with the consent of the owner during that period shall be deemed to be valid;
(b)
any act which would have constituted an infringement of the industrial design if the registration had not ceased to have effect shall be deemed to constitute such an infringement; and
(c)
any act which would have constituted Government use of the industrial design if the registration had not ceased to have effect shall be deemed to constitute
Government use.
Surrender of registration.