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LAWS OF MALAYSIA ACT 552 INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT 1996 [REPRINT 2002] Incorporating latest amendment - Act A1140/2002 Date of Royal Assent : 13th September 1996 Date of publication in the Gazette : 26th September 1996 Date of coming into operation: 1st September 1999 [P.U.(B) 304/99] _____________ ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS _____________ Long Title & Preamble PART I - PRELIMINARY Section 1. Short title, application and commencement . Section 2. Extent of application. Section 3. Interpretation. PART II - ADMINISTRATION Section 4. Registrar, Deputy Registrars and Assistant Registrars. Section 5. Industrial Designs Registration Office. Section 6. Register of Industrial Designs. Section 7. Notice of trust. Section 8. Inspection of Register. Section 9. Certified copies to be evidence. PART III - REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Section 10. Ownership of registered industrial designs. Section 11. Right to apply for and obtain registration. Section 12. Registrable industrial design. Section 13. Industrial design contrary to public order or morality. Section 13A. Certain registrations not to be extended or restored. Section 14. Application for registration. Section 15. Multiple application. Section 16. Filing date. Section 17. Priority date and right of priority under treaty or convention. Section 18. Withdrawal of application. Section 19. Amendment of application. Section 20. Division of application after amendment. Section 21. Examination. Section 22. Registration and publication. Section 23. Registration of the same industrial design in respect of other articles. Section 24. Rectification of Register. PART IV - PERIOD OF REGISTRATION Section 25. Period of registration. Section 26. Restoration of lapsed registration. Section 27. Revocation of registration and grant of compulsory licence. Section 28. Order of Court. PART V - RIGHTS OF OWNER, ASSIGNMENT AND TRANSMISSION Section 29. Rights of owner are personal property. Section 30. Registration of assignment, transmission or other operation of law. Section 31. Joint ownership. PART VI - INFRINGEMENT Section 32. Infringement of registered industrial design. Section 33. Infringement proceedings. Section 34. Defence in action for infringement. Section 35. Remedies for infringement. PART VII - OFFENCES Section 36. Falsification of Register, etc. Section 37. False representation of registration. Section 38. Use of title "Industrial Designs Registration Office". Section 39. Offences by body corporate. PART VIII - OTHER POWERS OF THE REGISTRAR Section 40. Amendment of registered industrial design. Section 41. General powers of Registrar. Section 42. Exercise of discretionary power. Section 43. Extension of time. PART XI - MISCELLANEOUS Section 44. Service by post. Section 45. Agent. Section 46. Appeal. Section 47. Regulations. Section 48. Convention countries. Section 49. Repeal and saving provisions. Section 50. Transitional. Note : Saving provision. LIST OF AMENDMENTS REGULATIONS