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Section 23 Patents and Designs Act 1971 Section 23 of the Patents and Designs Act 1971 is about Contractual licences. It is under ‘General’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Subject to this section–(a) a patentee or design owner may by a written contract signed by the partiesgrant a licence to any person…
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Section 22 Patents and Designs Act 1971 Section 22 of the Patents and Designs Act 1971 is about Nullity of registration. It is under ‘Designs’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Subject to this section, on the application of any person (including a publ ic officer acting in the exercise of his functions)…
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Section 21 Patents and Designs Act 1971 Section 21 of the Patents and Designs Act 1971 is about Renunciation of registration. It is under ‘Designs’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, the registered owner of an industrial design may renounce the registration by a written declaration…
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Section 20 Patents and Designs Act 1971 Section 20 of the Patents and Designs Act 1971 is about Duration and renewal of registration. It is under ‘Designs’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (l) Subject to this Act, registration of an industrial design-(a) shall be effective in the first instance for five years from…
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Section 19 Patents and Designs Act 1971 Section 19 of the Patents and Designs Act 1971 is about Rights conferred by registration. It is under ‘Designs’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Registration of an industrial design confers upon the registered owner the right to preclude any other person from doing any of…
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Section 18 Patents and Designs Act 1971 Section 18 of the Patents and Designs Act 1971 is about Applications under sealed cover. It is under ‘Designs’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) An applicant for the registration of an industrial design may ask for the design to be kept secret for a specified…
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Section 17 Patents and Designs Act 1971 Section 17 of the Patents and Designs Act 1971 is about Registration and publication. It is under ‘Designs’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) An industrial design shall be registered by the issue to the applicant of a registration certificate containing-(a) the number of the design…
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Section 16 Patents and Designs Act 1971 Section 16 of the Patents and Designs Act 1971 is about Examination of applications for registration. It is under ‘Designs’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) The registrar shall examine every application for registration of an industrial design as to its conformity with sections 13 (1)…
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Section 15 Patents and Designs Act 1971 Section 15 of the Patents and Designs Act 1971 is about Applications for registration. It is under ‘Designs’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) An application for the registration of an industrial design shall be made to theregistrar and–(a) shall contain-(i) a request for registration of…
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Section 14 Patents and Designs Act 1971 Section 14 of the Patents and Designs Act 1971 is about Right to registration. It is under ‘Designs’ of the Act. It provides as follows: (1) Subject to this section, the right to registration of an industrial design shall bevested in the statutory creator, that is to say,…