Application for registration of design

(1) An application for the registration of an industrial design shall be filed with the Registrar in the prescribed form and shall contain the following, (a) a request in writing that the design be (b) drawings, photographs or other adequate graphic representations of the article embodying the industrial design; and (c) an indication of the kind of products for which the industrial design is to be used. (2) The application shall be accompanied by the prescribed application fee. (3) The application may be accompanied by a specimen of the article embodying the industrial design where the industrial design is two- dimensional. (4) Where the applicant is not the creator, the request shall be accompanied by a written statement justifying the applicant’s right to the registration of the industrial design. (5) An application under this section may be in respect of two or more designs provided that the designs relate to the same class of International Classification or to the same set or composition of articles. (6) The application may, at the time of filing, contain a request that the publication of the industrial design, upon registration, be deferred for a period not exceeding twelve months from the date of filing or, if priority is claimed, from the date of priority of the application. (7) The applicant may, at any time before the registration of a design, withdraw his application. 9