New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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Reprint as at 20 April 2010
| Public Act | 1953 No 65 |
| Date of assent | 26 November 1953 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.
This Act is administered in the Ministry of Justice
1 Short Title and commencement
4 Assistant Commissioners of Designs and other officers
Registrable designs and proceedings for registration
5 Designs registrable under Act
7 Proceedings for registration
8 Registration of same design in respect of other articles, etc
9 Provisions for ensuring secrecy in respect of designs relevant for defence purposes
10 Provisions as to confidential disclosure, etc
11 Right given by registration
13 Exemption of innocent infringer from liability for damages, etc
14 Compulsory licence in respect of registered design
15 Cancellation of registration
Use of registered designs for services of the Crown
16 Use of registered designs for services of the Crown
17 Rights of third parties in respect of Crown use
18 Reference of disputes as to Crown use
19 Special provisions as to Crown use during emergency
20 Orders in Council as to convention countries
21 Registration of design where application for protection in convention country has been made
22 Extension of time for applications under section 21 in certain cases
23 Protection of designs communicated under arrangements with other countries
24 Regulations under section 22 or section 23
26 Certificate of registration
27 Registration of assignments, etc
27A Application of Personal Property Securities Act 1999
28 Rectification of register by the Court
29 Power of Commissioner to correct errors
30 Inspection of registered designs
31 Information as to existence of copyright
32 Evidence of entries, documents, etc
33 Certificate of contested validity of registration
34 Remedy for groundless threats of infringement proceedings
Powers and duties of Commissioner
36 Exercise of discretionary powers of Commissioner
37 Commissioner may grant extension of time
37A Additional provisions for extending time limits
38 Costs and security for costs
39 Evidence before Commissioner
41 Commissioner may dispense with production of probate or letters of administration in certain cases
42 Offences in respect of designs required to be kept secret
43 Falsification of register, etc
44 Fine for falsely representing a design as registered
45A Closing of Patent Office at short notice
48 Service of notices, etc, by post
An Act to consolidate and amend certain enactments relating to designs
BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: