Article 3 International registration

The provisions of the Act (except those listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1) and the 2006 Rules (except those listed in Part 2 of Schedule 1) apply to a design which is the subject of a protected international registration (UK) and a request for international registration (UK) with the following modifications—

(a)

references to a registered design are to include references to a design which is the subject of a protected international registration (UK);

(b)

references to a registered proprietor are to include references to a holder of an international registration in respect of which a protected international registration (UK) applies;

(c)

references to an application for registration of a design are to include references to a request for international registration (UK);

(d)

references to an applicant for registration are to include references to the holder of an international registration making a request for an international registration (UK);

(e)

references to registration of a design are to include the conferring of protection for a design so that it becomes a protected international registration (UK) and include any changes to the registration;

(f)

references to the register are to the International Register;

(g)

the modifications to the Act and the 2006 Rules set out in Schedule 2; and

(h)

such further modifications as the context requires for the purpose of giving effect to those provisions as applied by this Order.