Registration of design

(1) Where, following the examination referred to in section 8 of this Act, the Registrar is satisfied that the relevant requirements for registration have been fulfilled, he shall, (a) publish a notice of registration of the industrial design in the Journal; (b) register the industrial design; and (c) issue, to the applicant, a certificate of (2) Where he is not so satisfied, the Registrar shall refuse the application and notify the applicant in writing of that fact. (3) Where a request has been made under section 5 (6) of this Act for deferment of publication, no representation of the design or any file relating to the application shall be open to public inspection and the Registrar shall publish a notice of the deferment which shall contain information identifying the registered owner, the filing date of the application, the length of time for which deferment has been requested and any other prescribed particulars. 11 (4) During the period of deferment of publication, legal proceedings on the basis of a registered industrial design may not be instituted unless the information contained in the Register and in the file relating to the application has been communicated to the person against whom the action is brought. (5) At the expiry of the period of deferment, the Registrar shall publish the registered industrial design.