Filing date of application

(1) The Registrar shall accord as the filing date the date of receipt of the application provided that, at the time of receipt; the application contains information allowing the identity of the applicant to be established and the required graphic representation of the article embodying the industrial design. (2) Where the Registrar finds that the application did not, at the time of receipt, satisfy the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, he shall invite the applicant to file the required correction and shall accord, as the filing date, the date of receipt of the required correction. (3) If the applicant does not file the required correction, the application shall be treated as if it had not been filed. 10