Invalidation

(1) he Court may, on the application of any interested person, invalidate the registration of a layout-design on the grounds that, (a) the layout-design is not a layout-design as defined in this Act; (b) the layout-design is not original within the meaning of this Act; (c) the right holder is not entitled to protection under section 5 of this Act; or (d) the has been commercially exploited anywhere in the world before the filing of the application for registration of the layout- design, the said application was not filed within the time limit referred to in sections 7(1) and 8 of this Act. (2) Where the grounds for invalidation are established with respect only to part of the layout-design, the Court shall invalidate only the corresponding part of the registration. (3) Any invalidation under this section shall be regarded as null and void from the date of the commencement of the protection of the layout- design. (4) The Registrar of the Court shall, in writing, notify the Registrar of any final decision of the Court relating to 18 invalidation under this section and the Registrar shall record the decision and publish it in the Journal as soon as possible.