- Designs Act 2003 No. 147, 2003 An Act relating to designs, and for related purposes
- Table of contents
- Chapter 1—Introductory
- Chapter 2—Design rights, ownership and registrable designs
- Chapter 3—Design applications
- Chapter 4—Registration or publication of designs
- Part 1—Simplified outline of Chapter 4
- Part 2—Requests for registration or publication
- 35 Request for registration or publication
- 36 Request for registration or publication—applications in respect of more than one design
- 37 Request in respect of designs excluded from an application in respect of more than onedesign
- 38 Replacement of request for registration with request for publication
- Part 3—Registration
- Division 1—Formalities check
- 39 Formalities check—applications in respect of one design only
- 40 Formalities check—applications in respect of more than one design
- 41 Registrar must give applicants an opportunity to correct deficiencies
- 42 What happens after Registrar gives notice under section 41
- 43 Registrar must refuse to register certain designs
- 44 Registrar must register certain designs after refusal
- Division 2—Registration procedures
- Division 3—Term of registration
- Division 4—Revocation on grounds relating to entitled persons
- 51 Revocation of registration on grounds relating to entitled persons
- 52 Procedures in relation to application
- 53 Applications by persons declared to be entitled persons in court proceedings
- 54 Applications by entitled persons after revocation following surrender of registration
- 55 Priority date of design if an application filed by a person declared to be an entitled person
- 56 Meaning of original registered owner
- Division 1—Formalities check
- Part 4—Publication
- Part 5—Certain documents to be available for public inspection
- Chapter 5—Examination of designs
- Chapter 6—Infringement
- Chapter 7—Jurisdiction and powers of courts
- Chapter 8—The Crown
- Part 1—Simplified outline of Chapter 8
- Part 2—Use by the Crown
- 95 Meaning of terms
- 96 Use of design by the Commonwealth or a State
- 97 Applicants, entitled persons and registered owners to be informed of use
- 98 Terms of use
- 99 Previous agreements inoperative
- 100 Infringement
- 101 Declaration by court
- 102 Use of design to cease under court order
- 103 Sale of products
- 104 Forfeited products
- 105 Supply of products by the Commonwealth to foreign countries
- Part 3—Acquisition by and assignments to the Crown
- Part 4—Prohibition orders
- Chapter 9—The Register
- 110 Simplified outline
- 111 Registrar must keep Register
- 112 Register may be kept by computer
- 113 Inspection of Register
- 114 Amendments of Register to record changes of owner
- 115 Amendments of Register made to give effect to certain decisions
- 116 Reissue of certificates
- 117 Trusts not to be entered in Register
- 118 Evidentiary provision
- 119 Admissibility of unregistered interests
- 120 Rectification of Register
- Chapter 10—Administration
- Chapter 11—Miscellaneous
- Part 1—Simplified outline of Chapter 11
- Part 2—Fees
- Part 3—Offences
- Part 4—Review of the Registrar’s decisions
- Part 5—Extensions of time
- Part 6—Other
- 141 Powers of agents
- 142 Right of lien of registered patent attorney and registered trade marks attorney
- 143 Revocation of registration does not affect court decisions and things done under contractsbefore revocation
- 144 Filing of documents
- 145 Service of documents
- 146 Death of applicant before application determined
- 147 Death of person after design registered
- 148 Exercise of discretionary power by Registrar
- 149 Regulations
- Chapter 12—Repeal, transitional and saving provisions
- Part 1—Repeal of Designs Act 1906
- Part 2—Transitional and saving provisions
- 151 Application of this Act to certain designs
- 152 Term of registration of certain designs
- 153 Applications made before commencing day
- 154 Other applications and proceedings
- 155 Pending proceedings
- 156 Infringement under old Act
- 157 Registrar and Deputy Registrar
- 158 The Register
- 159 Conversion of transitional applications
- 160 Effect of a converted application
- 160A Approvals under subsection 40A(6) of old Act
- 161 Definitions
Designs Act 2003
No. 147, 2003
An Act relating to designs, and for related purposes
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