Section 18
Registration and publication
of Registered Designs Act 2000
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Section 18
Amended by16/2012
Subject to sections 17 and 18A(3), if the Registrar determines that an application for registration of a design satisfies the formal requirements, the Registrar must as soon as practicable —
(a)
register the design by entering the prescribed particulars in the Register;
(b)
enter the name of the applicant, or the successor in title to the application, in the Register as the owner of the design;
(c)
issue a certificate of registration to the person who is the registered owner of the design at the time the design is registered; and
(d)
publish a notice of the registration and a representation of the design in the prescribed manner.