Section 3: Registerable designs

3. Registerable designs.___ (1) A design may, upon application made by the person claiming to be the proprietor, be registered under this Ordinance in respect of any article or the set of articles specified in the application. (2) Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, a design shall not be registered unless it is new or original and, in particular, shall not be so registered in respect of any article if it is the same as a design which before the date of the application for registration has been registered in Pakistan, or published anywhere in the world in respect of the same or any other article or differs from such a design only in immaterial details or in feature which are variants commonly used in the trade. Explanation.—Designs are not new or original if they do not significantly differ from known designs or combination of design features. (3) For the purposes of novelty, any disclosure to the public of the industrial design shall not be taken into consideration if it occurred within twelve months preceding the filing date or, where applicable, the priority date, of the application and if it was by reason or in consequence of acts committed by the applicant or his predecessor in title or of an abuse committed by a third party with regard to the applicant or his predecessor in title. (4) The Federal Government may make rules to provide for excluding from registration under this Ordinance designs that are contrary to public order or morality.

Effective date: 2000-01-01

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