Section 13: Cancellation

13. Cancellation.—(1) Any interested person may apply for cancellation of registration of a layout-design on the grounds that:— (i) the layout-design is not protectable under sections 3 and 4; (ii) the right holder is not entitled to protection under section 4; or (iii) the layout-design has not been commercially exploited anywhere in the world before the filing of the application for registration. (2) Where the grounds for cancellation are established with respect only to a part of the layout- design, only the corresponding part of the registration shall be cancelled. (3) An application for cancellation of the registration of the layout-design under sub-sections (1) and (2) shall be filed with the District Court in writing. The request shall state the grounds on which it is based. (4) Any cancelled layout-design registration, or part thereof, shall be regarded as null and void from the date of the commencement of protection. (5) The final decision of the District Court shall be communicated to the Controller who shall record it and publish a reference thereto as soon as possible.

Effective date: 2000-01-01

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