Industrial Property Act

82. Special provisions relating to utility model certificates

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

82. Special provisions relating to utility model certificates

(1)An invention qualifies for a utility model certificate if it is new and industrially applicable.

(2)Section 22, 24, 42, 43, 44 and 60 shall not apply in the case of applications for utility model certificates.

(2A)An application for a utility model certificate shall be published in the Industrial Property Journal upon compliance with the requirements of section 41.

(3)A registration certificate for a utility model shall expire at the end of the tenth year after the date of filing of the application in respect thereof, and shall not be renewable:Provided that the registration certificates in respect of utility models which were issued under this Act before the commencement of this subsection shall expire at the end of the tenth year from the date of grant.[Act No. 7 of 2007, Act No. 11 of 2017, Sch.]

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