Designs Regulations 1954 (SR 1954/224) (as at 03 September 2007)

Designs Regulations 1954

(SR 1954/224)


Note

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.


PURSUANT to the Designs Act 1953, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations.

Contents

Title, commencement, and arrangement

1 

Interpretation

2 

Fees payable according to Schedule 1

3 

Time of payment

4 

Form of payment

5 

Payments by post

6 

Payments from beyond New Zealand

7 

Notice of fees due

8 

Forms prescribed in Schedule 2

9 

Size, etc, of documents

10 

Signature of documents by firms and bodies corporate

11 

Agents may act for applicants

12 

Authorization of agent

13 

Service upon agent

14 

Refusal to recognize agent

15 

Addressing of correspondence

16 

Personal signature may be required

17 

Address for service

18 

Signature of application

19 

Appropriate application forms to be used

20 

Death of applicant

21 

Separate applications for same design for more than one article

22 

Name of article and novel features of design to be stated

23 

Applications under section 8

24 

Representation of design to be furnished

25 

Sets of articles

26 

Preparation

27 

Specimens

28 

Words, letters, or numerals

29 

Repeating surface patterns

30 

Portraits, insignia, etc.

31 

Name or portrait of living person

32 

Excluded designs

33 

Requirements

34 

Procedure

35 

Objection by Commissioner

36 

Hearing

37 

Appeal

38 

Non-completion

39 

Registration

40 

Second period

41 

Third period

42 

Designs registered under section 8

43 

Extension of time for payment

44 

Registration

45 

Copies of documents

46 

Particulars required of person claiming

47 

Cessation of interest

48 

Alteration of entries

49 

Cancellation of registration

50 

Administration dispensed with in certain cases

51 

Application

52 

Advertisement

53 

Opposition

54 

Hearing

55 

Certificate by Commissioner

56 

Further certificate of registration

57 

Request for information

58 

Request for search

59 

Designs not open to public inspection

60 

Application

61 

Opposition

62 

Evidence in support of application

63 

Evidence in answer

64 

Evidence closed

65 

Hearing

66 

Costs

67 

Application

68 

Procedure

69 

Costs

70 

Form of evidence

71 

Preparation of declarations, etc.

72 

Making of declaration, etc.

73 

Recognition of signatures on documents

74 

Further evidence

75 

Service of copy of application on Commissioner

76 

Action consequent upon Court order

77 

Designs excluded from the application of the Copyright Act 1913

78 

Discretionary power

79 

Power to dispense with evidence

80 

Amendments

81 

Extension of time

82 

Destruction of records

83 

Revocations and savings

84 

Gazette information