Industrial Designs Act, 2001

Chapter 3

Proceedings for Registration

Application in prescribed form.

20.—(1) A person claiming to be the proprietor of a registrable design may apply in the prescribed form and manner to the Controller for registration of the design under this Act.

(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), an application under subsection (1) may be amended, at the request of the applicant and with the approval of the Controller, at any time prior to registration.

(3) An amendment to an application for registration of a design under this section shall not be approved of by the Controller if the amendment affects the identity of the design.

(4) Where an amendment to an application for the registration of a design under this section is made the filing date of the application shall be retained.