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Industrial Designs Act (Chapter 309A) (1981-57, as last amended by Act 1988-6)

Year of current version:1988
Date of last amendment:April 22, 1988
Date of entry into force of original text:1985
Date of Text (Enacted):December 21, 1981
Type of Text:Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:Industrial Designs, Industrial Property
Notes:
Date of entry into force: see the Proclamation S.I. 1984, No. 180 of November 20, 1984 of the Industrial Designs Act, 1981 (Act 1981-57), available in the database as 'Designs (Act 1981-57), Proclamation (Commencement), 20/11/1984, No. 180', (BB_011).
See Schedule 7 of the Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office Act, 1988 - 6 of 1988, available in the database as 'Intellectual Property (Office), Act, 22/04/1988, No. 6'.

WTO Notification States:
'This Act implements the international standards set out in Articles 25-26 of the TRIPS Agreement and makes provision for the protection of industrial designs. It provides protection that satisfies the minimum standard of novelty of design and conformity with public morality. The period of protection is for five (5) years at first instance, with renewal for two (2) subsequent five (5) year periods.'
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Industrial Designs Act (Chapter 309A) (1981-57, as last amended by Act 1988-6) Industrial Designs Act (Chapter 309A) (1981-57, as last amended by Act 1988-6), Complete document (pdf) [181 KB] Industrial Designs Act (Chapter 309A) (1981-57, as last amended by Act 1988-6), Complete document (html) [74 KB] (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)

French

Loi sur les dessins et modèles industriels (Chapitre 309A) (n° 57 de 1981, modifiée par la loi n° 6 de 1988) Loi sur les dessins et modèles industriels (Chapitre 309A) (n° 57 de 1981, modifiée par la loi n° 6 de 1988), Complete document (pdf) [184 KB]

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