Industrial Designs Act 1996 · Updated to 1 Jan 2013 · Part III · Registration of Industrial Design
16. Filing date
Feedback & supportThe filing date of an application for the registration of an industrial design shall be the earliest date on which all of the following conditions are satisfied in relation to the application:
industrial design
“industrial design” means features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament applied to an article by any industrial process or means, being features which in the finished article appeal to and are judged by the eye, but does not include— (a) a method or principle of construction; or (b) features of shape or configuration of an article which — (i) are dictated solely by the function which the article has to perform; or (ii) are dependent upon the appearance of another article Industrial Designs 9 of which the article is intended by the author of the design to form an integral part;
the documents mentioned in section 14 identify the applicant or applicants;
the prescribed number of representations of the article to which the industrial design is applied is filed at the
prescribed
“prescribed” means prescribed by or under this Act or any regulations made under this Act, and where no mode is mentioned, means prescribed from time to time by order published in the Gazette;
Industrial Designs Registration Office; and
the prescribed filing fee is paid.