Patents (Amendment) Act 2006

Appeals (section 84 of Industrial Designs Act 2001).

50.— Section 84 of the Industrial Designs Act 2001 is amended by substituting the following for subsection (1):

“(1) (a) Save as otherwise provided by this Act and subject to paragraph (b), except by leave of the High Court, an appeal lies to the High Court from any decision or order of the Controller under this Act within 3 months from the date of the decision or order.

(b) Where a written statement of the grounds of the decision or order of the Controller, in the exercise of his or her discretionary power, has been requested in the prescribed manner and within the prescribed period by a party to the proceedings, the period of 3 months shall begin on the date on which the written statement is furnished to the party requesting it.”.