Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “Court” means the Supreme Court; “Industrial design” means any composition of lines or colours or any three dimensional form, or any material whether or not associated with lines or colours, which gives a special appearance to a product of industry or handicraft and can serve as a pattern for a product of industry or handicraft and appeals to, and is judged, by the eye; provided that it does not consist of anything which serves to obtain a technical result and leaves no freedom as regards arbitrary features of appearance; “International Classification” means the classification according to the Locarno Agreement of October 8, 1968, establishing an International Classification for Industrial “Journal” means the Journal of Intellectual Property referred to in section 5 (d) of the Patents Act, Cap. 253; “Minister” means the Minister for the time being to whom the subject of intellectual property is assigned by the Governor- General pursuant to section 41 of the Belize Constitution, Cap. 4; 6 “Paris Convention” means the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of March 20, 1883, as last revised; “priority date” means the date of the earlier application that serves as the basis for the right of priority provided for in the Paris Convention; and “Register” means the Register of Industrial Designs maintained by the Registrar of Intellectual Property appointed under section 4 of the Patents Act, Cap. 253; “Registrar” means the Registrar of Intellectual Property appointed under section 4 of the Patents Act,