Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................. 2

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 3

3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 4

Schedule 1--Grace period                                                                                                5

Designs Act 2003                                                                                                         5

Schedule 2--Infringement exemption for prior use                                         8

Designs Act 2003                                                                                                         8

Schedule 3--Registration of designs--removal of publication option 11

Designs Act 2003                                                                                                       11

Schedule 4--Relief from infringement before registration                        17

Designs Act 2003                                                                                                       17

Schedule 5--Right of exclusive licensee to bring infringement proceedings          19

Designs Act 2003                                                                                                       19

Schedule 6--Formal requirements                                                                            22

Designs Act 2003                                                                                                       22

Schedule 7--Other amendments                                                                                 24

Part 1--Standard of the informed user                                                              24

Designs Act 2003                                                                                                       24

Part 2--Revocation of registration of design                                                 25

Designs Act 2003                                                                                                       25

Part 3--Renewal of registration of design                                                       26

Designs Act 2003                                                                                                       26

 

 

 

Designs Amendment (Advisory Council on Intellectual Property Response) Act 2021

No. 100, 2021

 

An Act to amend the Designs Act 2003, and for related purposes

[Assented to 10 September 2021]

The Parliament of Australia enacts: