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Surrender of registration
26.—(1) The registration of a design may be surrendered by the registered owner in respect of all or any of the articles, non-physical products, or sets of articles and non-physical products for which the design is registered.[29/2017] [Act 7 of 2022 wef 26/05/2022] (2) The Minister may make rules —(a) as to the manner and effect of a surrender; and (b) for protecting the interest of other persons having a right in the design.
Revocation of registration
27.—(1) At any time after a design has been registered, any interested person may apply to the Registrar or the Court for the revocation of the registration of the design on the ground that the design was not, at the date of its registration, new, or on any other ground on which the Registrar could have refused to register the design; and the Registrar may make such order on the application as the Registrar thinks fit. (2) At any time after a design has been registered, any interested person may apply to the Registrar or the Court for the revocation of the registration on the ground that —(a) the design was at the time it was registered a corresponding design in relation to an artistic work in which copyright subsisted; and (b) the right in the registered design has expired in accordance with section 22(1), and the Registrar may make such order on the application as the Registrar thinks fit. (3) If proceedings concerning a design are pending in the Court, an application for the revocation of its registration must be made to the Court. (4) If an application for the revocation of the registration of a design is made to the Registrar, the Registrar may at any time refer the application to the Court. (5) An application to the Registrar for the revocation of the registration of a design must be made in the prescribed manner and be accompanied by the prescribed fee. (6) A revocation takes effect —(a) in the case of a revocation under subsection (1), from the date of registration; and (b) in the case of a revocation under subsection (2), from the date on which the right in the registered design expired. (7) The Minister may make rules to provide for revocation proceedings before the Registrar and for matters relating thereto.
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