Transitional

(1) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Acts referred to in section 29 of this Act, designs registered there under shall remain in force but shall, subject to subsection (2) of this section, be deemed to have been registered under this Act. (2) Industrial designs registered under the repealed Acts shall remain in force for the unexpired portion of the period of protection provided for under those Acts but may only be renewed in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (3) A person who, on the date of the coming into force of this Act, is the owner of an industrial design that has been registered in the United Kingdom, or who has filed an application for the registration of an industrial design in the United Kingdom may, within twelve months after the coming into force of this Act, file an application for the registration of the same industrial design under this Act, and such application shall be accorded the same filing date or date of priority accorded to the application for registration in the United Kingdom.