Section 13: Register of designs

13. Register of designs.___ (1) There shall be kept at the Patent Office under the control of the Registrar a register of designs in which there shall be entered the names and addresses of proprietors of registered designs, notices of assignments and of transmissions of registered designs, and such other matters as may be prescribed or as the Registrar may think fit. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance and the rules, the register shall, at all convenient times, be open to inspection by the public and certified copies sealed with the seal of the Patent Office of any entry in the register shall be given to any person requiring them on payment of the prescribed fee. (3) The register shall be prima facie evidence of any matters required or authorized under this Ordinance to be entered therein. (4) No notice of any trust, whether expressed, implied or constructive shall be entered in the register. (5) The Patent Office shall publish in the official Gazette all the publication provided for in this Ordinance.

Effective date: 2000-01-01

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