WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOIP/N/1/BLZ/D/3
6 November 2003
(03-5937)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English/
anglais/
inglés
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
BELIZE
The present document reproduces the text1 of the Industrial Designs Regulations, No. 16
of 2001, as notified by Belize under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/BLZ/2).
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriétéintellectuelle qui touchent au commerce
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD
BELIZE
Le présent document contient le texte
1 du Règlement sur les dessins et modèles industriels,
n° 16 de 2001, notifié par le Belize au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document
IP/N/1/BLZ/2).
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de PropiedadIntelectual relacionados con el Comercio
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO
BELICE
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto
1 del Reglamento sobre Dibujos y Modelos
Industriales Nº 16 de 2001, que Belice ha notificado en virtud del párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del
Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/BLZ/2).
                                                     
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.IP/N/1/BLZ/D/3
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BELIZE:
STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
No. 16 of 2001
____________
REGULATIONS made by the Minister responsible fo r Industrial Designs in exercise of the powers
conferred upon him by section 28 of the Industrial Designs Act, Chapter 254 of the Laws of Belize,Revised Edition 2000, and all other powers thereunto him enabling.
(Gazetted 3
rd February, 2001.)
PART I
PRELIMINARY
1. These regulations may be cited as the
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS REGULATIONS, 2001.
2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-
“applicant” means a person for whom an application is made;
“application” means an application for registration of an industrial design;“Office” means the Intellectual Property Office;“Registrar” means the Registrar of Intellectual Property appointed under section 4 of the
Patents Act.
PART II
REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
Fees
3. The fees to be paid under the Act and these regulations are those fixed in
Schedule I.Short title.
Interpretation.
Fees set out.
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4. Payments shall be made in Belizean currency, but the equivalent amount in a
foreign currency that is convertible in Belize may be accepted.
5. When a fee paid by a person to the Registrar for any purpose exceeds the fee fixed
by these regulations for that purpose by more than $10, the person who paid the fee is entitled
to be refunded the amount of excess less $10.
6. When a fee is paid to the Registrar by any person by mistake, for an application that
is withdrawn before it is given an application number, or for a service that cannot beprovided, the person who paid the fee is entitled to a refund of the fee less $25, if he claimsthe refund within one year of the payment of the fee.
7. When a person pays a fee in advance for registration, he is entitled to a refund of
the fee, less $15, if the application is withdrawn.
8.-(1) Fees that are paid by cheque, bank draft or money order shall be forwarded to the
Registrar and made payable to him.
(2) Fees may be paid by cash at the Office.
9. A payment of a fee by cheque may be accepted by the Registrar as being a payment
of the fee when the cheque is received by him, but if the cheque is not paid when presented to
the bank on which it is drawn and not made g ood within such time as the Registrar may fix,
the acceptance of the fee is revoked and any thing done pursuant to the payment is void and,if appropriate, shall be so recorded in the register.
Forms
10.-(1) In submitting a document to the Office for any purpose, the person submitting  the
document must use the form set out in Schedule II that is appropriate for the purpose, but the
form may be modified in such manner as is necessary in the circumstances.
(2) In submitting a document to the Office, one copy only of the document need be
submitted.Currency.
Excess fee.
Fee refund.
Refund of
advance fee.
Payment o f
fees.
Cheques.
Form required.
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11. If a document that is submitted to the Office differs significantly from the form in
Schedule II intended to be used for the purpose of the submission, the Registrar may requirethat the document be replaced, within a time fixed by the Registrar, by one that conforms tothe document required by Schedule II to be used for the purpose.
12.-(1) All applications, notices, statements, papers having representations affixed, or other
documents authorized or required by the Act or these regulations to be made, left or sent tothe Registrar must be on strong, durable white paper and, except in the case of statutorydocuments and affidavits, must be written on one side of the paper only.
(2) Each sheet not being a graphic representation must have its short sides at the top
and bottom.
(3) Each sheet must be of the same size and on A-4 paper or such other size as the
Registrar may permit.
13.-(1) The pages of documents, other than graphic representations must be numbered
consecutively, preferably at the top of the page.
(2) Page margins must be not less than 2 centimetres.
(3) Except for graphic representations, pages must be typed or printed, preferably with
one and a half spacing or double spacing.
14.-(1) An application must be in English.
(2) Until he is provided with a translation verified by affidavit, the Registrar may
refuse to take cognizance of any document that is not in English.
Photographs, Drawings and Specimens
15. The graphic representations in an application must meet the following
requirements-Replacing
documents.
Schedule II.
Paperrequirements.
Pagerequirements.
Language ofdocuments.
Graphics
requirements.Schedule II.IP/N/1/BLZ/D/3
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(a) the representations are to be on white paper or other material suitable for
reproduction;
(b) the sheets of representations are to be the same size as those used in the
application;
(c) the representations are to be prepared in durable dark lines suitable for
reproduction;
(d) the representations are to appear on only one side of a sheet;(e) the representations are to be on a scale sufficiently large to show the features
of the design clearly;
(f) figures in a representation are to be numbered consecutively without regard
to the number of sheets in the representation and so far as possible the figuresare to be arranged in numerical order; and
(g) figures in a representation can be continued on subsequent sheets if necessary
or several figures can appear on the same page.
16. Graphic representations in an application must be free of such folds, breaks or
creases as render them unsuitable for reproduction.
17. Photographs of an article taken against a neutral background may be used in an
application instead of graphic representations if the photographs clearly illustrate the designand can be readily reproduced.
18.-(1) The Registrar may require that a graphic representation or a photograph be
provided instead of a specimen when the size and weight of the specimen makes it difficult to
process and store it; and, in any event, a specimen must not exceed one kilogram in weight or
thirty centimetres in any dimensions.
(2) Specimens that are perishable or made of dangerous material shall not be submitted
to the Office.Folds, breaks,
etc.
Photographs.
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PART III
CORRESPONDENCE AND TIME LIMITS
Correspondence
19. Applications, correspondence related to applications, and all communications
intended for the Office shall be mailed to or deposited at the Intellectual Property Office,Belmopan, Belize.
20.-(1) Applications shall be proceeded with, and other communication with the Office
effected, by written, typed or printed correspondence; and, unless the Registrar for goodreason decides otherwise, no regard need be given to any other mode of communication withthe Office.
(2) When communicating with the Office  about an application or registered design, the
correspondent shall identify the application or registration clearly, giving such information asthe date of filing, kind of product, name of applicant and registration number.
21. All correspondence from the Office to an applicant shall be sent-
(a) to the agent of the applicant if an agent is resident in Belize has been
appointed;
(b) if no agent has been appointed in Belize to the address for service of the
applicant in Belize; or
(c) to the applicant, if no agent has been appointed in Belize to represent the
applicant and the applicant has no address for service filed in the Office.
22. When, in respect of an application, there is more than one applicant,
correspondence shall be conducted-
(a) with the applicants’ agent in Belize if an agent resident in Belize has been
named to represent all the applicants;Communicating
with Office.
Mode ofcommunication.
Communicatingfrom Office.
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(b) with an applicant resident in Belize who has been nominated to represent all
the applicants, if no agent resident in Belize has been appointed.
23. The Office shall conduct correspondence concerning an application with only one
person, but having regard to regulations 21 and 22.
24. A person who corresponds with the Office shall provide his full postal address, and
any correspondence sent by the Office to that person at the address so provided shall bedeemed to be sent on the date that the records of the Office show it to have been sent.
25. A licensee and a person who is shown on the register as the owner of a design must
maintain an address for service in Belize and pr ovide the Registrar with notice of that address
for recording in the register.
Time Limits
26. Any correspondence with the Office that is due on any day on which the Office is
closed for business shall be accepted as properly filed if it is received on the next day that theOffice is open for business.
27. If he  is satisfied that mail to or from the Office was sent but never received, the
Registrar may accept or send out replacing correspondence; and the effective date of the
replacing correspondence is whatever date the Registrar determines should apply.
28. Where, by evidence satisfactory to the Registrar, a person proves that he was
unable to do any thing within the time prescribed therefor by the Act or these regulationsbecause of an interruption in mail service in Belize or elsewhere, the Registrar may, before orafter the expiration of the time for doing that thing, extend the time to make allowances for
the period of the interruption in mail service.
29. The Registrar may, in respect of an application, fix a period of time for the doing of
any thing  for which no time limit is otherwise fixed by the Act or these regulations; and anapplication shall be deemed abandoned if, in respect of that application, the thing is not donewithin the time so fixed.Limited
correspondents.
Address andpresumption.
Address forservice.
Filing time.
Replacement ofcorrespondence.
Interruptions ofmail.
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30. When, by an affidavit setting out the relevant facts, the Registrar is satisfied that
any time fixed by these regulations for the doing of any thing should be extended in aparticular case, the Registrar may, either before or after the expiration of the time, extend itfor such period as he thinks suitable in the circumstances of the case.
PART IV
JOINT APPLICANTS, OWNERS AND DESIGNERS
Joint Applicants and Owners
31. When an application that is filed by joint applicants is being proceeded with by one
of the joint applicants, it may not be withdrawn without the written permission of all the otherjoint applicants.
32. A design registration that is owned by several persons may not be surrendered
under section 12 of the Act without the written permission of all the owners of the design.
Joint Designers
33. When, after an application has been filed, it appears that the names of one or more
creators of the design were improperly included in or omitted from the application, then, if theRegistrar is satisfied, by an affidavit setting out all the relevant facts, that a correction should
be made, the Registrar may delete or add, as the case requires, the names of those other
creators.
34. When a design is created by several persons and one or more of them refuses to
make an application in respect of the design, or the whereabouts of one or more of thecreators cannot be ascertained after a diligent inquiry, the other creators may make anapplication in respect of that design; and, if the Registrar is satisfied, by an affidavit settingout the relevant facts, that the creators missing from the application either refuse to makeapplication or cannot be located, the creators making the application are entitled to register
the design if all other requirements of the Act and these regulations are complied with.Changing time
limits.
Stricture with
regard to
withdrawal.
Surrender of
joint designs.
Changes of
designers’
names.
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PART V
MISCELLANEOUS
35. A document relating to an application or registration may be corrected if the
Registrar is satisfied that the document contains an error of a clerical nature and that itscorrection would involve no change of substance to the application or registration.
36. Where no provision is made in the Act or these regulations in respect of any matter
arising in the administration of the Act, the Registrar may make such directions in respectthereof as he considers necessary.
37. -(1) The Registrar may give a certificate, other than a certificate under section 9 of the
Act, regarding any entry, matter or thing that he is authorized or required by the Act or these
regulations to make or do.
(2) A person who can show an interest in  an entry, matter or thing for which a
certificate is required may, by an application in Form No. 9, request the certificate from theRegistrar, and the applicant need not disclose his interest unless required by the Registrar todo so.
(3) In a certificate issued under this provision the Registrar need not include a copy of
any design unless a suitable copy of the design accompanies the application for the certificate.
38. The Registrar may acknowledge  inquiries made to the Office, but the Registrar
need not furnish any applicants or other persons with information that would require a searchof the public records of the Office or provide advice on matters concerning the interpretationof the Act or regulations or concerning other questions of law.
39. These regulations shall come into force on the 4
th day of January, 2001.
MADE  by the Minister responsible for Industrial Designs this 4th day of January, 2001.
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GODFREY SMITH
ATTORNEY GENERAL AND
MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
_______________Correcting
errors.
Providing fordeficiencies.
Registrar’scertificates.
Inquiries madeto Office.
  Commencement.IP/N/1/BLZ/D/3
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SCHEDULE I
(Regulation 3)
FEES
$    ¢
On application for registration:
for the first design in the application … … … 100.00f o r  e a c h  a d d i t i o n a l  d e s i g n ……………  50.00
On granting registration of an industrial design:
for the first design in the application … … … 100.00
f o r  e a c h  a d d i t i o n a l  d e s i g n …………  50.00
On application for a renewal under section 11 (1) of the Act:
for the first design in the application being renewed … 100.00f o r  e a c h  a d d i t i o n a l  d e s i g n ……………  20.00
On application for a renewal under section 11 (2) of the Act:
for the first design in the application being renewed … 150.00
f o r  e a c h  a d d i t i o n a l  d e s i g n …………   20.00
On application for copies of records in the register … … 2.00 per pageOn application for the recording of a licence-contract …   50.00On application for copies of registrations … … … 2.00 per pageOn application that a transfer of registration be recorded …    40.00
On application that a change of address be recorded … … 15.00
F o r  c e r t i f i c a t i o n  o f  a n y  d o c u m e n t s ………… 40.00IP/N/1/BLZ/D/3
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On application for a change in name to be recorded … … 15.00O n  s u r r e n d e r  o f  d e s i g n …………… 50.00
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SCHEDULE II
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT (CAP. 254)
(Regulation 10)
FORM No. 1
APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF
AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
I/We …………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
(give name(s))
whose full postal address(es) is/are respectively ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….do hereby apply for the registration of an Industrial Design for ………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
(kind of product)
RELEVANT INFORMATION
(use only those headings that are applicable)
ADDRESS FOR SERVICE
AGENT
Name and address
CREATOR(S) OF THE DESIGN-
Complete only if accompaniedby Form  No. 2-
name(s) and address(es)
PRIORITY
Indicate date and number of earlier - I/We herewith submit or will
application(s), the country where submit within ninety days of
filed, and the name of the applicant(s) the date of this application a
of the priority application(s) certified copy of the earlier
application(s) on which priorityis based, and which is/are listed
below:
CLASSES OF PRODUCT
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DESCRIPTION
(give a short description of the visual
features of the designs, indicating what
parts of it are original)
GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION
(if supplied) - A photograph, drawing or other
graphic representation of the said
Industrial Design is hereunto annexed
SPECIMEN
(if supplied) - A specimen of the article
containing said Industrial Design
is submitted herewith
EXECUTION - this application is executed on
………………………………at ……………………………
by (or on behalf of the applicant
by)
…………………………………
(Signature)
DATE SUBMITTED
(indicate date when being
sent to the Office)
Note-  if this application is filed by an agent it must be accompanied by a power of attorney
authorizing the agent to make the application.
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT (CAP. 254)
FORM No. 2
STATEMENT OF DESIGNER
I/We ………………………………………………………………………………..
(give name(s) and address(es)of the designer(s))
………………………………………………………………………………………do hereby declare that I/We created the Industrial Design for…………………………………………………………………………………………(kind of product as stated in the application for registration)
filed herewith, and request that my/our name(s) and address(es) be entered on the
register under section 4 (6) of the Act.
Signature(s)……………………………………
…………………………………………………
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT (CAP. 254)
FORM No. 3
APPOINTMENT OF AGENT
The undersigned hereby appoints ……………………………………………….
whose full postal address is …………………………………………………… asagent, in respect of an application for an Industrial Design entitled ……………..………………………………….. and empowers the appointed agent to sign and amend theapplication, to prosecute it, to receive the registration certificate, to effect renewal, and towithdraw or surrender the application or registration, and ratifies any act done by the appointee inrespect of the application or subsequent registration.
Signed at
this ………………………… day of ……………………………….  20 ….
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
(Signature(s))
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT (254)
FORM No. 4
Registration No.
Date
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF
AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
The Intellectual Property Office
BELIZE
Whereas a request has been made to the Intellectual Property Office for registration of an
Industrial Design, particulars of which are attached hereto, and whereas such request has beenfound to comply with the Industrial Designs Act,  CAP. 254, now therefore be it known that said
registration has taken place, granting to the propri etor all the benefits of the Act.  The term of
protection afforded by the registration is five years from the ……………… day of…………………….. 20 …..
Property rights arising from registration are subject to the conditions contained in the Act, and any
adjudication of the Supreme Court affecting those rights.
In testimony whereof this document bears the seal of the Office affixed to it at Belmopan.
Sealed this …………… day of ………………...
In the year ……………………
Registrar
             Intellectual Property Office
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT (CAP. 254)
(Regulation 10)
FORM No. 5
TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENTS OF APPLICATION
FOR REGISTRATION
I/We ………………………………………………………………………………
(name(s) and address(es))
…………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………….the owner(s) of an application for registration of a design for ……………………
…………………………………………………………………………………….
filed on ……………………………………………………………………………do hereby transfer all my (our) rights in said design to
…………………………………………………..
[name(s) and address(es) indicate also nationalities,residences and any necessary address for service]…………………………………………………….
Signed at …………………………………………………………………………
on this ……………….. day of ……………………………. in the year ………………………………. by ………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………….
(Signature of  owner,  agent or legal representative)
and at ………………………………………………………………………………..on this …………… day of ………………… in the year …………………………..by ……………………………………………………………………………………
(Signature of new owner, or his agent or legal representative)
The prescribed fee of $ ………….. for recording this transfer is submitted herewith
Name and address of new owner’s representative for service ……………………….
………………………………………………………..
Note-  This may be modified to make a partial transfer by specifying what is transferred
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT (CAP. 254)
FORM No. 6
TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENTS OF A REGISTERED
DESIGN
I/We …………………………………………………………………………………
(name(s) and address (es))
………………………………………………………………………………………the registered owner(s) of Industrial Design No. …………………………………..for a design for ……………………………………………………………………..
registered on ……………………………………………………………………….
do hereby transfer all my (our) rights in said design to
……………………………………………………….[name(s) and address(es) indicate also nationalities,residences and any necessary address for service]……………………………………………………….
Signed at …………………………………………………………………………….
(place)
on this ………… day of …………………… in the year …………………………..
by ……………………………………………………………………………………
(Signature of owner, agent or legal representative)
and at ………………………………………………………………………………..on this …………… day of ………………… in the year …………………………..by ……………………………………………………………………………………
(Signature of new owner, or his agent or legal representative)
The prescribed fee of $ …………. for recording this transfer is submitted herewith, and werequest that the transfer be registered
Name and address of new owner’s agent ……………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………
(Name and address of new owner’s representative for service)
Note-  This form may be modified to make a partial transfer by specifying what is transferred
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT (CAP. 254)
FORM No. 7
 CHANGE OF NAME
I/We ………………………………………………………………………………..
(name(s) and address(es))
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………the owner(s) of the application for registration of an industrial design or the registered designidentified below wish to have recorded a change in name to…………………………………………………………………………………………
(name(s) and address(es))
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
The prescribed fee of $ ………….. for registering the change of name is submitted herewith
Registration No…………………………………………………………………Date registered …………………………………………………………………Date application filed…………………………………………………………..Title of design………………………………………………………………….
Signed at……………………………………………………………………….
on this …………… day of …………………….. in the year ………………..by ……………………………………………………………………………..
(Signature of owner or agent)
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT (CAP. 254)
FORM No. 8
RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION OF AN
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
(under section 11 (1) or (2) of the Act)
I/We …………………………………………………………………………………
(name(s) and address(es))
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………the registered owner(s) of the Industrial Design No. ………………………………
hereby forward the prescribed fee for the renewal of the said Design in accordance with section
11 (1) or (2) of the Act.
Note-  This form must be submitted in duplicate
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT (CAP. 254)
(Regulation 37)
FORM No. 9
REQUEST FOR CERTIFICATE OF THE REGISTRAR IN
RELATION TO AN ENTRY, MATTER OR THING
IN THE MATTER OF1 the Industrial Designs Act (CAP. 254)
I/We …………………………………………………………………………………….
(name(s) and address(es))
………………………………………………………………………………………….
hereby request the Registrar to furnish me (us) with2………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………….Dated this …………… day of ……………………………………. 20 ……………….
3………………………………………………………………………………
4………………………………………………………………………………
To the Registrar
Intellectual Property OfficeBELMOPAN.____________________________________________________________________Note:
1  These words may be altered to suit other circumstances.2   Here set out the particulars that the Registrar is requested to certify.3   Signatures.4   Address.
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