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Made under: Registered Designs Act 1949
Enforced by: IPO
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)

What it defines

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

INTRODUCTORY

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s.art001 Citation and commencement

s.art002 Interpretation

s.art002 Directions of the registrar

s.art002 Re-registered designs

s.art003 Forms

Part 2

APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION

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s.art004 Applications

s.art005 Formal requirements

s.art006 Partial disclaimers

s.art007 Convention applications

s.art008 Substantive and formal examination of application

s.art009 Representation of design for publication

s.art010 Time limits under section 3(5) and section 3B

Part 3

DESIGNS AFTER REGISTRATION

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s.art011 Publication

s.art012 Extension of duration of right in registered design

s.art013 Restoration of a lapsed right in a design under section 8A

s.art014 Cancellation of registration

Part 4

PROCEEDINGS HEARD BEFORE THE REGISTRAR

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s.art015 Procedure for applying for a declaration of invalidity

s.art015 Invalidation of existing registered Community design: invalidation notice and procedure on application for derogation; Schedule 1A paragraph 9A

s.art016 Evidence rounds

s.art017 Decision of registrar on invalidity

s.art018 Exercise of discretionary powers of registrar

s.art019 General powers of registrar in relation to proceedings before him

s.art020 Hearings in public

s.art021 Evidence in proceedings before the registrar

s.art022 Costs of proceedings

s.art023 Security for costs

s.art024 Registrar shall have the powers of official referee

s.art025 Minimum notice of hearing

Part 5

THE REGISTER AND OTHER INFORMATION

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s.art026 Certificate of registration

s.art027 Registration of interests

s.art028 Inspection of register, representations and specimens

s.art029 Inspection of documents

s.art030 Confidential information

s.art031 Information about rights in registered designs

s.art032 Copies of entries in, or extracts from, the register

s.art033 Copies of representations and specimens

s.art034 Alteration of name or address

s.art035 Notice of rectification of the register

Part 6

MISCELLANEOUS

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s.art036 Agents

s.art037 Appointing advisers

s.art038 Correction of irregularities

s.art039 Extension of times or periods prescribed by Rules

s.art040 Interrupted days

s.art041 Delays in communication services

s.art042 Address for service

s.art043 Failure to furnish an address for service

s.art044 The journal

s.art045 Hours of business

s.art046 Excluded days

s.art047 Transitional provisions and revocation

Schedules

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13 other schedules

s.sch002 Interpretation

s.sch002 Application of this Part

s.sch002 Meaning of applied industrially

s.sch002 Applications under section 11(2) of old Act

s.sch002 Statement of objections

s.sch002 Period prescribed for the purposes of section 3B(3)

s.sch002 Publication

s.sch002 Restoration

s.sch002 Inspection of register

s.sch002 Inspection of documents

s.sch002 Requests for certified copies

s.sch002 Invalidity proceedings

Connected legislation

The wider family of instruments made under the same parent Act.

Registered Designs (Fees) Rules 2016 SI 2016

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