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 the date of the application for registration; and
(b) on payment of the prescribed fee may be renewed for two further consecutive
periods of five years.

(2) The fee mentioned in subsection (1) (b) of this section shall be paid within the
twelve months immediately preceding the renewal period to which it relates:

Provided that-
(a) a period of grace of six months after the beginning of the renewal period shall
be allowed for the payment of the fee; and
(b) if the fee and any prescribed surcharge are paid within that period, this subsection shall be deemed to have been complied with.

(3) The fact that the registration of an industrial design has ceased to be effective or has been renewed shall be registered and notified.

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