Paragraph 26 I1

United Kingdom

(1)

In section 22(1) (inspection of registered designs)^f1—

(a)

for “issued” substitute “granted”;

(b)

omit paragraph (b) and the word “and” immediately before it;

(c)

for “the following provisions of this subsection” substitute “subsection (4)”.

(2)

Omit section 22(2) and (3).

(3)

For section 22(4) substitute—

“(4)
Where registration of a design has been refused pursuant to an application under this Act, or an application under this Act has been abandoned in relation to any design—
(a)
the application, so far as relating to that design, and
(b)
any representation, specimen or other document which has been filed and relates to that design,
shall not at any time be open to inspection at the Patent Office or be published by the registrar.”.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Sch. 1 para. 26 in force at 11.11.2013, see art. 1

Footnotes

f1: Section 22(1) was substituted by paragraph 12(2) of Schedule 3 to the 1988 Act.