S.I. No. 280/2002 — Industrial Designs 
Regulations 2002 
STATUTORY INSTRUMENT. 
S.I. No. 280 of 2002 . 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS REGULATIONS 2002. 
S.I. No. 280 of 2002 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS REGULATIONS 2002
 
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
 
Preliminary
 
Regulations 
1. 	 Citation 
2. 	 Commencement 
3. 	 Interpretation 
4. 	 Fees 
5. 	 Signature of documents 
6. 	 Filing of documents 
7. 	 Documents in a foreign language 
8. 	 Address for service 
Proceedings for Registration 
9. 	 Form of application 
10. 	 Material to accompany application 
11. 	 Representations 
12. 	 Amended application 
13. 	 Procedure to be followed on notification of particulars affecting an application for 
registration 
14. 	 Deemed abandonment of applications 
15. 	 Classification 
16. 	 Filing date 
17. 	 Claiming Priority 
18. 	 Certificates for use in obtaini ng registration outside the State 
19. 	 Multiple applications  
  
 
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   20. Divisional applications 
21. Examination of grounds for non-registrability 
Register of designs 
22. Register of Designs 
23. Certificate of registration 
24. Publication of registration 
25. Deferment of publication 
26. Rectification of the Register 
27. Change of name or address 
28. Adaptation of entries to new classification 
29. Correction of errors by the Controller 
30. Inspection of the Register 
31. Right to information 
32. Registration and publication of  assignments, licences etc. 
Renewal, Restoration and Surrender 
33. Reminder of renewal 
34. Renewal of design right 
35. Restoration of design right 
36. Surrender of design right 
Proceedings before the Controller 
37. Invalidation Proceedings 
38. Application for compulsory licence 
39. Hearings 
40. Evidence before the Controller 
41. Notice of Decision on Hearing 
42. Time limit for request for written grounds of decision 
43. Security for costs 
44. General power to enlarge time 
45. Form of statutory declaration 
46. Statutory declaration made outside the State 
47. Notice of seal of officer taking declaration to prove itself 
48. Application to Court 
49. Order of Court 
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  50. 	 Excluded days 
51. 	 Power to dispense with evidence, signature etc 
52. 	 General power of amendment 
53. 	 Conversion of applications under the Industrial and Commercial Property 
(Protection) Acts 1927 to 1958 
Schedule 1 
Fees payable 
Schedule 2 
Forms 
S.I. No. 280 of 2002 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS REGULATIONS 2002 
I, MARY HARNEY, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the 
powers conferred on me by sections 9(1), 9( 2), 9(3), 20(1), 22(4), 23, 24(1), 25, 27(1), 
30(1), 30(2), 31(1), 32, 33(4),  36(1), 38(1), 39(1) , 41(1), 41(2), 41(3), 43(2), 43(3), 
44(1), 44(5), 46(2) and 85 of, and pa ragraph 3 of the First Schedule to, the Industrial 
Designs Act 2001  ( No. 39 of 2001  ) and insofar as these regulations relate to fees, with 
the consent of the Minister for Finance,  hereby make the following regulations: 
Preliminary 
1. Citation 
These Regulations may be cited as th e Industrial Designs Regulations 2002. 
2. Commencement These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of July, 2002. 
3. Interpretation 
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
(1) “Court” means the High Court; 
“Journal” means the Patents Office Journal; 
“Locarno system of International Classi fication” means the Locarno system of 
International Classification for Indus trial Designs signed at Locarno on 
October 8 1968, and as amended from time to time; 
“Office” means the Patents Office; 
“Principal Act” means the Industrial Designs Act 2001 ; 
“publish” or “published” means publis h or published in the Patents Office 
Journal; 
“registered patent agent” has the mean ing assigned to it by section 88 of the   
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Principal Act; 
“registered trade mark agent” has the meaning assigned to it by section 88 of 
the Principal Act. 
(2) A reference to a paragraph is a refe rence to the paragraph of the provision 
in which the reference occurs, unless it is  indicated that a reference to some 
other provision is intended. (3) A reference to a Regulation or a Sche dule is a reference to a Regulation of, 
or a Schedule to, these Regulations, unless it  is indicated that reference to some 
other Regulation or Schedule is intended. 
4. Fees 
(1) The fees to be paid in relation to a ny item set out in column (2) at a reference 
number in column (1) in Schedule 1 shall be  the fee set out in co lumn (3) opposite that 
reference. 
(2) Payment of a fee or fees shall be ma de by any method which is acceptable to the 
Controller. (3) A request for the remission of the whole or part of any fee properly paid shall be 
made in writing. No appeal shall lie from any decision of the Controller in respect of such a request. 
(4) Fees shall be paid in the currency of the State. 
(5) A single payment may be made to include 2 or more prescribed fees. 
5. Signature of documents 
(1) This Regulation applies to any notice, application or other document required or 
authorised under the Principal Act or these Re gulations to be given, made or filed at the 
Office and such a notice, application or othe r document is referred to in the following 
paragraphs as “a document”. 
(2) A document purporting to be signed for or  on behalf of a part nership shall contain 
the names of all the partners in full and shall be signed by all the partners, or by any 
partner authorised to sign on behalf of the partnership, or by any other person who 
satisfies the Controller that he or sh e is authorised to sign the document. 
(3) A document purporting to be signed for or on behalf of a body corporate shall be 
signed by a director or the secretary of the body corporat e or by any other person who 
satisfies the Controller that he or sh e is authorised to sign the document. 
(4) A document purporting to be signed for or  on behalf of an unincorporated body (not 
being a partnership) may be signed by any pers on who satisfies the Controller that he or 
she is duly authorised to sign it. 
6. Filing of documents  
      
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  (1) (a) 	 Any notice, application, or othe r document authorised or required under the 
Principal Act or these Regulat ions to be delivered to the Controller or any other 
person may be sent by post. 
(b) 	 In proving the sending it shall be suffi cient to prove that the letter was properly 
addressed, prepaid (when requisite) and posted. 
(2) The Controller may at his or her disc retion allow submission of a notice or other 
document by other means subject to such te rms or conditions as may be determined by 
him or her and published. 
7. Documents in a foreign language 
(1) Where a document or part thereof which is  in a foreign language is sent to the 
Controller in connection with any proceed ings under the Principal Act or these 
Regulations, a translation into a language of the State verified to the satisfaction of the 
Controller shall also be fu rnished to the Controller. 
(2) Where more than one copy of a document re ferred to in paragraph (1) is required to 
be filed a corresponding number of the copies of the tr anslation shall accompany it. 
(3) The Controller may refuse to accept any translation which is in his or her opinion 
inaccurate and thereupon another translation ve rified as aforesaid shall be furnished to 
the Controller, together with the appr opriate number of copies thereof. 
(4) A document referred to in paragraph (1) sh all be deemed not to have been furnished 
to the Controller until a translation thereof, acceptable to the Controller, has also been 
furnished to him or her. 
8. Address for service 
(1) A person concerned with any proceeding before the Controller  under the Principal 
Act or these Regulations and ev ery registered proprietor of  a design shall give to the 
Controller an address for se rvice in the State and that address may for all purposes 
under the Principal Act and these Regulations be treated as the a ddress of the person 
who has furnished it and a letter addressed to such person or propr ietor at his or her 
address for service shall be deem ed to be properly addressed. 
(2) For the purposes of this Regulation, in a case where the person or registered 
proprietor concerned desires that  the address for service shall consist of the address of 
an agent who is a registered patent agent or registered trade mark agent, the Controller 
may accept an address for service comprising the name of the agent so registered 
followed by a statement in the following terms: 
(a) 	 “at his or her address as recorded for the time being in the 
Register of Patent Agents” or, 
(b) 	 “at his or her address as recorded for the time being in the 
Register of Trade Mark Agents”,   
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  as appropriate. 
(3) Where an address for service has not been  given as required under paragraph (1), the 
Controller shall send the person concerned notic e to file an address for service within 2 
months of the date of the notice a nd where that person fails to do so- 
(a) 	in the case of an applicant under section 20, 34, 37 or 47 of the Principal 
Act, the application shall be treated as abandoned; 
(b) 	in the case of a regi stered proprietor of a desi gn which is the subject of 
an application made under section 3 4, 37 or 47 of the Principal Act the 
registered proprietor shall not be permitted to take part in the 
proceedings. 
Proceedings for Registration 
9. Form of application 
Form Nos. 1 and 1A set out in Schedule 2 are prescribed as the forms for the purposes 
of section 20 of the Principal Act. 
10. Material to accompany application 
There shall be furnished with an applic ation for the registration of a design- 
(a) a representation of the design, 
(b) the fee set out in Schedule 1 or evidence of payment thereof. 
11. Representations 
(1) Subject to paragraph (4), a representa tion of a design mentioned in Regulation 10 
shall be not less than 90mm x 120mm in size and not greater than 180mm x 240mm in 
size. 
(2) Where more views than one are furnished in respect of a representation, these shall 
be on separate sheets and shall be designated perspective view, front view, side view, plan or otherwise as the case may be. 
(3) Each representation of a design which cons ists of a repeating surface pattern shall 
show the complete pattern and a sufficient portion of the repeat in length and width. 
(4) An applicant who is unable to comply w ith the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2) 
and (3) shall, in accordance with section 25 of  the Principal Act, furnish a representation 
of the design suitable for reproduction and shall comply with the requirements of 
paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) within 3 mont hs thereafter, and th e design shall not be 
registered unless and until the requirements of this paragraph have been complied with. (5) The Controller may at any time before registration require the applicant to furnish 
additional representations of the design. 
12. Amended application 
A person requesting an amendment of an application under section 20 of the Principal  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Act shall pay the fee se t out in Schedule 1. 
13. Procedure to be followed on notifica tion of particulars affe cting an application 
for re gistration 
(1) An application under section 22(3) of the Principal Act shall be in writing and 
signed and shall be accompanied by a certifie d copy of the instrument or document 
upon which the claim or entitlement of the person  whose title or interest to be recorded 
is based. 
(2) The applicant shall also pay the fee set out in Schedul e 1 in respect of such an 
application. (3) The Controller shall cause the title or interest of the person making an application 
referred to in paragraph (1) to be record ed and upon registration of the design shall 
cause the title or interest of that pe rson to be recorded in the Register. 
14. Deemed Abandonment of applications 
(1) Where an application for registration of a design is not completed so as to enable 
registration to be effected within 12 months from the f iling date of the application 
owing to any fault or neglect on the part of the applicant, the Controller shall give notice 
to the applicant in writing of such non-completion. 
(2) Where, after 30 days from the date when such notice was sent, the application is not 
completed, it shall be deemed to be aba ndoned unless application has been made and 
the fee set out in Schedule 1 paid for an extension of time not exceeding three months 
from the expiry of the 12 months referre d to in paragraph (1 ) within which the 
application for registra tion may be completed. 
15. Classification 
For the purposes of section 24 of the Princi pal Act, products shall be classified in 
accordance with the Locarno system of International Classification. 
16. Filing Date 
The documents referred to in section 25 of th e Principal Act shall be in a form that is 
legible and suitable for reproduction. 
17. Claiming Priority 
(1) A claim to priority under section 27 of the Principal Act shall indicate the filing date 
of the earlier application, th e country, territory, state or ar ea in or for which it was made 
and the filing number, where available. 
(2) Where a right to priority is claimed unde r section 27 of the Principal Act there shall 
be filed, with the application for registration or within 3 months of the filing thereof, a 
certificate by the competent national authority verifying to the Cont roller's satisfaction 
the filing date and country of filing, the representation of the design and its filing 
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 18. Certificates for use in obtaining  registration outside the State 
(1) The Controller may issue certificates fo r use in connection with applications for 
registration outside the State of designs which are the subject of applications pending 
before the Controller or which he or  she has registered in the Register. 
(2) A certificate sha ll contain such information a bout a pending application or a 
registration as may be appropriate. 
19. Multiple applications 
(1) 2 or more designs, subject to a maximu m of 100 designs, may be combined in 1 
multiple application for registration of desi gns. Except in cases of ornamentation, this 
possibility is subject to the c ondition that the products in which the designs are intended 
to be incorporated or to which they are in tended to be applied all belong to the same 
class of the Locarno system of International Classification. 
(2) A multiple application shall be subject to payment of the additional application fee 
set out in Schedule 1. Where the multiple a pplication contains a request for deferment 
of publication, the additional f ee for deferment of publication set out in Schedule 1 shall 
apply in respect of each design th at is subject to the request. 
(3) Each of the designs contained in a multiple  application may be dealt with separately 
from the others for the purpose of applying these Regulations. Each may, in particular, 
separately from the others, be enforce d, licensed, be the subject of a right in rem , a levy 
of execution or insolvency proceedings, be surrendered, renewed or assigned, be the 
subject of deferred publicati on or be declared invalid. 
(4) Each of the designs contained in a multiple application shall be numbered consecutively by the applicant using Arabic numerals inserted on the back or reverse 
side of the representations of the designs  filed in accordance w ith Section 25 of the 
Principal Act. Where more than one representation of a particular design is submitted, each of the representations of that design should be assigned the same identification 
numeral. 
20. Divisional Applications 
(1) At any time before a certificate of registration of a design has been issued by the 
Controller, an applicant may send to the Contro ller a request for a division of a multiple 
application (“the original application”) into 2 or more separate applications (“divisional applications”), indicating for each divisional application those designs of the original 
application which are to be c overed by it. An applicant for a division of an application 
shall pay the fee set out in Schedule 1. 
(2) A divisional application shall comply with Regulations 9, 10 and 11 and shall be 
treated as a separate application for th e purposes of the Principal Act and these 
Regulations save that the application fee payable under Regulation 10 shall not be 
payable upon the filing of a di visional application and a divisional application shall 
have the same filing date and date of priority as the original application.  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   
 
 
  
  
     
 
  
  
 
 
  
      
 
  21. Examination of grounds for non-registrability 
(1) Where, pursuant to section 21 of the Princi pal Act, the Controller proposes to refuse 
an application, he or she shall notify th e applicant accordingly. The Controller shall 
notify to the applicant a time limit within wh ich he or she may withdraw or amend the 
application or submit his or her observations. 
(2) Where the applicant fails to satisfy the Controller that the requirements for 
registration have been met, or to amend the a pplication so as to meet them, or fails to 
respond before the end of the period specified  by the Controller under paragraph (1), the 
Controller shall refuse to accept the application. (3) Where it appears to the Controller that th e requirements for registration are met, the 
Controller shall accept the application. 
Register of Designs 
22. Register of Designs 
The Controller shall keep a Register unde r section 30 of the Principal Act and upon 
registration there shall be entered in the Register in respect of each design the following 
particulars— 
(a) the registration number; 
(b) the name, address and nationali ty of the registered proprietor; 
(c) the address for service fu rnished pursuant to Regulation 8; 
(d) the description of the design and of its feature or features of novelty and 
individual character as furnished to the Controller in connection with the 
application for registration; 
(e) the product or products to or in which the design is to be applied or incorporated 
and the class or classes thereof, including sub-classes; 
(f) the date of registration as determined in accord ance with section 29 of the 
Principal Act; 
(g) the date of publication of  the registration as provided for in section 32 of the 
Principal Act. Where deferment of public ation is requested under section 32(2) 
of the Principal Act the da te of publication shall only be entered on the Register 
upon such publication; 
(h) the priority date (where any) claimed pursuant to section 27 of the Principal Act, 
the name of the state, country, terr itory or area and the filing number; 
(i) any disclaimer or limitation subj ect to which the design is registered; 
(j) where the first proprietor is not the author of the design, the name of the author; 
(k) the representation or representations  of the design as determined by the 
Controller; 
(l) such other particulars as may be required by the Principal Act or these 
Regulations or as the Contro ller considers appropriate.
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
           
  
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Certificate of registration 
(1) Form No. 2 set out in Schedule 2 is pr escribed as the form for the purposes of 
section 31 of the Principal Act. 
(2) An application for a copy of a certificate of registrati on under section 31(2) of the 
Principal Act shall be accompanied by evid ence setting out in full and verifying the 
circumstances in which the original certificat e was lost or destroyed. An application for 
a copy of a certificate made for any other reason shall be accompanied by a statement as 
to why the applicant considers it expedient for a copy to be furnished to him or her and 
shall be supported by such evidence  as the Controller shall require. 
24. Publication of registration 
The particulars to be publis hed by the Controller for the purposes of section 32(1) of 
the Principal Act shall be: 
(a) the registration number; 
(b) the name and address of the registered proprietor; (c) the address for service; 
(d) the date of registration; 
(e) the reproduction of a representation or repres entations of the design; 
(f) a brief description of the design and of  the feature or features of novelty and 
individual character claimed; 
(g) where applicable, the priority date and th e name of the state, country, territory or 
area in respect of which priority is claimed and the filing number; 
(h) the class or classes, including sub-classes; and 
(i) a statement of the product or  products to or in which th e design is to be applied or 
incorporated. 
25. Deferment of publication 
(1) The period for which publication of a de sign may be deferred unde r section 32(2) of 
the Principal Act shall be a period of up to 30 months from  the filing date, or where 
priority is claimed, for a period of up to  30 months from the date of priority. 
(2) Upon the expiry of the period of defermen t referred to in paragraph (1), or at any 
earlier date on request by th e registered proprietor, th e Controller shall open the 
Register to public inspection in respect of  that design and shall publish the registration 
of the design. 
(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not operate to deny an applicant access to his or her 
application or supporting documentation. 
26. Rectification of the Register 
(1) An application to the Controller for an order for the rectification of the Register 
under section 34(1) of the Principal Act shall state-    
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  (a) the name and address of th e person seeking rectification; 
(b) the registration number of the design; and 
(c) the nature of the rectification sought; 
and shall be accompanied by a statement setting out fully the nature of that person's 
interest and the facts upon which he or she relies and the ap plicant shall pay the fee set 
out in Schedule 1. 
(2) A copy of the application and statement shall be sent by the Controller to each 
person who appears to him or her, from the Regi ster or otherwise, to be interested in the 
application. (3) At any time, within 3 months from th e date that a copy of the application and 
statement is sent by the Contro ller to any person, that pe rson may give notice to the 
Controller of opposition to the application and that notice shall set out fully the nature 
of the opponent's interest and the facts upon which he or she relies. 
(4) The Controller may give such directions as he or she thinks fit in relation to the 
subsequent procedure and may hear the pa rties before deciding the application. 
(5) Upon making a decision on an application fo r rectification of the Register under this 
Regulation, the Controller shall, where applicable, rectify the Register in accordance 
with the terms of his or her decision. 
(6) In the case of applications for rectificati on of the Register made directly to the Court 
under section 33 of the Principal Act, a copy of the application shall be sent by the 
applicant by registered post to  the Controller at the time of  making his or her application 
to the Court. 
(7) Where a rectification of the Register affects matters particulars of which have 
previously been published, th e rectification shall be pub lished in respect of those 
particulars. 
27. Change of name or address 
(1) The Controller shall, subject to paragraph (2) below, following a request in writing 
by any person upon alteration of his or her name , address, or address for service for that 
alteration to be recorded, record that a lteration and the person concerned shall be 
informed when the alteration is made. 
(2) Before acting on a request to alter a name , address or address for service under this 
Regulation, the Controller may require such proof of the alteration as he or she thinks 
fit. 
28. Adaptation of entries to new classification 
(1) Where the Controller proposes to amend ex isting entries in the Re gister in order to 
implement any amended or substituted classi fication for the purposes of the registration 
of designs in pursuance of section 36 of the Principal Act, the Controller shall give the 
registered proprietor of the design written not ice of his or her proposals and shall cause  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
   
  the proposals to be published. 
(2) Notice of opposition to the proposals may be  filed within 3 mont hs of the date of 
publication of the proposals. A notice shal l state the grounds of opposition and shall 
include in particular, any grounds based on matters to which section 36(2) of the 
Principal Act relates. (3) The Controller may require or admit any evidence which he or she considers 
relevant to the questions at issue and, where so requested by an opponent, give that 
opponent an opportunity to be heard th ereon before deciding the matter. 
(4) Where no notice of opposition under paragrap h (2) of this Regulation is filed within 
the time specified, the Controller shall amend the Register in accordance with the 
proposals published under paragraph (1). 
29. Correction of errors by the Controller 
A request for a correction of an error made under section 37(2) of the Principal Act shall 
state-
(a) 	the name and address of the pers on seeking the correction and his or her 
interest in the design; 
(b) 	the application numbe r or, as the case may be, the registration number of 
the design; 
(c) 	exact details of the correction desired, and 
(d) 	a statement of the reasons why the correction is desired. 
30. Inspection of the Register (1) It is prescribed that the times the public  have a right to inspect the Register under 
section 38(1) of the Principal Act are the hours the Patents Office is open to the public. 
(2) Subject to the provisions of section 38 of the Principa l Act, the Controller may, on 
receipt of a request for a search, accompan ied by a representation of a design, and on 
payment of the fee set out in Schedule 1 cause such search as may be reasonably 
practicable to be made of the Register, to ascertain whether or not at the date of the 
search any design is on record which appears to be identical with, or closely resembles 
that design and the Controller shall notify the applicant of the result of the search. 
31. Right to information (1) A person making a request for informa tion under section 39 of the Principal Act 
shall pay the fee set out in Schedule 1. 
(2) The right to information under section 39 of the Principal Act does not apply to any 
document- 
(a) 	prepared in the Patents Office solely for use therein; 
(b) 	sent to the Patents Office, whether at  its request or otherwise, for inspection 
and subsequent return to the sender, or  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  (c) 	issued or received by the Patents Office which the Controller considers 
should be treated as confidential. 
(3) Nothing in this Regulation shall be cons trued as imposing on the Controller the duty 
of making available for public inspection any document or part of a document which in 
his or her opinion prejudi ces a person's reputation. 
32. Registration and publication of assignments, licences etc. 
(1) An application under section 41(1) of the Principal Act shall be in writing and 
signed and shall be accompanied by a certifie d copy of the instrument or document 
upon which the claim of the person w hose title or interest is to be entered in the Register 
is based. The applicant shall also pay the fee se t out in Schedule 1 in respect of such an 
application. 
(2) An application under section 41(2) of the Principal Act shall be in writing and 
signed and shall be accompanied by a certifie d copy of the instrument or document 
upon which the entitlement of the person whose t itle or interest is to  be entered in the 
Register is based and the applicant shall also pay the fee set out in Schedule 1 in respect 
of such an application. 
(3) The Controller shall publis h entries in the Register made under section 41 of the 
Principal Act. (4) Where the name of a person is entered in the Register as mortgagee or licensee, such 
person may on making an application for the pur pose have a note entered in the Register 
that he or she no longer clai ms to be mortgagee or licensee, as the case may be. 
Renewal, Restoration and Surrender 
33. Reminder of renewal 
Except where renewal has already been e ffected under Regulation 34, the Controller 
shall, at any time not earlier than 6 months nor later than 1 month before the expiration 
of the design right in a design, send to the registered proprietor notice that the design 
right may be renewed as prescribed in th at Regulation and of the date of expiry. 
34. Renewal of design right (1) An application for the renewal of the de sign right in a design shall be effected by 
filing a request for renewal under section 43 of the Principal Act not earlier than 6 
months before the expiration of the design ri ght, or not later than 6 months immediately 
following the expiration of the design right. An applicant for renewal of a design right 
in a design shall pay the fee set out in Schedule 1. 
(2) On receipt of the applica tion and the prescribed renewa l fee, the Controller shall 
record the renewal of the design right in th e Register, shall issue to the registered 
proprietor of the design a certificate of renewal and shall publish the renewal. 
(3) Where the period during which an applica tion for renewal may be  made as specified 
in section 43(4) of the Prin cipal Act has expired and th e design right has not been  
 
   
  
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      
  
  
 
 
 
 renewed, the Controller shall, not later than 6 weeks after the date of expiry of that 
period, send to the registered proprietor of the design a notice informing him or her that 
the design right has expired, shall record the expiry in the Register  and shall publish the 
expiry. 
35. Restoration of design right 
(1) An application for the restoration of the design right under section 44 of the 
Principal Act may be made w ithin 12 months from the date on which the design right 
expires. 
(2) An application for restoration sh all include­
(a) 	the name and a ddress of the applicant, 
(b) 	the registrati on number of the design, 
(c) 	a statement of the amount of the rene wal fee due and the date by which it should 
have been paid, and 
(d) 	evidence that the registered proprietor  took reasonable care to see that the period 
for which the design right subsisted was extended in accordance with section 43 
of the Principal Act. 
(3) Where the Controller decide s to restore the design right in  the design, he or she shall 
notify the applicant accordingly and shall r ecord the restoration in the Register on 
payment of any unpaid renewal fee and the pres cribed additional f ee for restoration as 
set out in Schedule 1. 
(4) The restoration of the desi gn right shall be published. 
36. Surrender of design right 
(1) A notification of surrender of the design right in a desi gn shall be submitted to the 
Controller by the register ed proprietor and shall- 
(a) 	state the name and address of the registered proprietor; 
(b) 	state the registra tion number of the design; 
(c) 	state the class or product for which the design is registered which is the 
subject of the surrender notice; 
(d) 	certify that he or she is not pr ecluded by contract or other agreement or 
arrangement from surrendering the design right; 
(e) 	specify the name and address of e ach person entered in the Register as 
having an interest in the design; and 
(f) 	certify that each of the persons named under subparagraph (e) has been 
notified of the registered proprietor's intention to surrender the design right 
at least 3 months prior to the date of  the notice to the Controller and that 
none of the persons has obj ected to the surrender. 
(2) Where it appears to the Controller from  the Register that a person other than the 
registered proprietor has an in terest in the design and that person's name is not included 
in the list referred to in paragraph (1)(e), the Controller may re quire the registered  
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  proprietor to notify that pers on of the proposed surrender an d shall not act on the notice 
to surrender the design until he or she is satisfied that the person notified under this 
paragraph has not objected to the surrender within 3 months from the date on which the 
notification is sent. 
(3) Where the registered proprietor has co mplied with the requirements of this 
Regulation, the Controller shal l enter the surre nder of the design right in the Register 
and shall publish notice of the surrender. (4) As from the date of publication in the J ournal of the notice referred to in paragraph 
(3), the effects of registration shall, to the extent that the design right has been 
surrendered, cease to apply; but no action for in fringement shall lie in respect of any act 
done before that date. 
Proceedings before the Controller 
37. Invalidation Proceedings 
(1) An application to the Controller for i nvalidation of the registration of a design under 
section 47 of the Principal Act shall contain a statement of the grounds on which the 
application is made. 
(2) The applicant shall also pay the fee set out in Schedule 1 when applying for 
invalidation. (3) Where an application is made under paragraph (1) by a person other than the 
registered proprietor of the design in question, the Controll er shall by registered post 
send a copy of the applicati on and the statement to th e registered proprietor. 
(4) Within 3 months of receipt by the register ed proprietor of the copy of the application 
and the statement, the registered propriet or may file a notice of opposition with the 
Controller and the Controller shall send a copy ther eof to the applicant. 
(5) The Controller may require the submi ssion to him or her of further evidence, 
statement or counter-statement within such time as he or she may decide. 
38. Application for compulsory licence 
(1) An applicant for a compulsory licence under section 49 of the Principal Act shall 
pay the fee set out in Schedule 1. 
(2) The Controller shall, upon payment of the fee referred to in paragraph (1), send 
notice of the application under paragraph (1 ) and a copy of the application to the 
registered proprietor and shall,  thereafter, determine the proc edure to be followed before 
deciding the issue. 
39. Hearings 
(1) For the purposes of section 80 of the Pr incipal Act, the Contro ller shall give the 
applicant, registered proprietor or party c oncerned notice that he or she may be heard. 
(2) Save as otherwise provided by these Re gulations, an application for a hearing shall  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 be made within 10 days from the date of  notice by the Contro ller under paragraph (1) 
and an applicant for a hearing shall pay the fee set out in Schedule 1. 
(3) Upon receiving an application for a hear ing the Controller sh all notify any other 
party to the proceedings and where such a part y desires to attend and be heard he or she 
shall inform the Controller accordingly within 10 days of the Controller's notification. 
The Controller shall give the party or part ies concerned not less th an 10 days' notice of 
the time of the hearing unless the parties consent to  shorter notice. 
(4) A party who fails to attend a hearing a ppointed in accordance with this Regulation 
may be treated as not desiring to be hear d and the Controller may act accordingly. 
(5) Where in inter partes  proceedings any party intends to  refer at the hearing to any 
document not already mentioned in the proceed ings, he or she shall give to the other 
party and to the Controller at least 7 days' notice of his or  her intention, together with 
copies of each document to whic h he or she intends to refer. 
40. Evidence before the Controller 
(1) The Controller may for the purposes of any of the functions assigned to him or 
her by the Principal Act do all or any of the following things- 
(a) 	summon witnesses to attend before him or her; 
(b) 	examine on oath or affirmation (which  he or she is hereby authorised to 
administer) or permit the examination on oath or affirmation of the witnesses 
attending before him or her; 
(c) 	require any such witness to produce to him or her any document relevant to 
the proceedings and which is with in his or her po wer to produce; 
(d) 	permit evidence to be given on affida vit or other sworn testimony instead of, 
or in addition to, evidence given by statutory declaration, or orally. 
(2) A witness summons under this Regulation shall be signed by the Controller. 
(3) A witness before the Controller shall be entitled to the same immunities and 
privileges as if he or she we re a witness before the Court. 
41. Notice of Decision on Hearing 
The applicant shall be notified in writing of the decision of the Controller on any 
hearing and this notification sh all give an indication of th e general terms of the grounds 
for that decision. 
42. Time limit for request for written grounds of decision 
Where an applicant wishes to  request the Controller to state in writing the grounds of 
and the materials used by him or her in arrivi ng at his or her decision in cases referred to 
in section 80 of the Principal Act, he or she shall make a request , within 1 month from 
the date of a notification under Regulation 41 on payment of the fee set out in Schedule 
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 43. Security for costs 
The states prescribed for the purposes of section 81(2) of the Principal Act are the 
Member States of the EEA other than the State. 
44. General Power to enlarge time 
(1) A time or period prescribed  by these Regulations, other than the period 
prescribed in Regulation 8, 14, 34 or 36, or a ny time or period that may be specified by 
the Controller under these Re gulations may, at the request of the person or party 
concerned, be extended by the Controller wher e he or she thinks fit, upon such notice 
and upon such terms as he or she may direct, and such extension may be granted 
although the time or period has already expired. 
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a re quest for extension under paragraph (1) shall be 
made before the time or pe riod in question has expired. 
(3) If the request under paragraph (1) is made not later th an 2 months after the 
expiry of the time or period in question, the Controller may, at his or her discretion, 
extend the period of time if he or she is satisfied with the explanation for the delay in 
requesting the extension and it appears to him or her that any extension would not 
disadvantage any other person or party a ffected by it. A person availing of the 
provisions of this paragraph shall pay the f ee set out in Schedule 1 at the time the 
request for extension is made. 
45. Form of statutory declaration 
A statutory declaration required by the Principal Act, or unde r these Regulations or used 
in any proceedings before the Controller unde r the Principal Act or these Regulations, 
shall ­
(a) 	be headed in the matter to which it relates, 
(b) 	be drawn up in the first person, 
(c) 	be divided into paragraphs consecutively numbered and each paragraph 
shall so far as is possible be  confined to one subject, 
(d) 	state the description and true pl ace of abode of th e person making the 
declaration, 
(e) 	bear the name and addre ss of the person leaving it, and 
(f) 	state on whose behalf it is left. 
46. Statutory declaration made outside the State 
A statutory declaration required by the Principal Act or th ese Regulations or used in any 
proceedings before the Controller thereunder shall, where made and subscribed outside 
the State, be made and subscribed before a person authorised by law to administer an 
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 which it is made. 
47. Notice of seal of officer taki ng declaration to prove itself 
Any document purporting to have affixed, impr essed or subscribed thereto or thereon 
the seal or signature of any person authorised  to take a declaration, in testimony that the 
declaration was made and subscribed before him or her, may be admitted by the 
Controller without proof of the genuineness of the seal, the signa ture, the official 
character of the person or his or her authority to take the declaration. 
48. Application to Court 
Except as otherwise provided in the Pr incipal Act or thes e Regulations, every 
application to the Court under the Principal Act in relati on to any matter which is a 
function of the Controller shall be notified fo rthwith to the Controller by the applicant. 
49. Order of Court (1) Except as otherwise provide d in the Principal Act or these Regulations, where an 
order has been made by the Court in any matter under the Principal Act relating to a 
function of the Controller, the person in w hose favour the order has been made, or such 
one of them where there is more than one as  the Controller may direct, shall forthwith 
leave at the Office an attested copy of that order. 
(2) The Controller shall as soon as possible take such action as may be required of him 
or her to give effect to the order. 
Miscellaneous 
50. Excluded days 
Whenever the last day fixed by the Principa l Act, or by these Regulations, for doing any 
act or thing at the Office falls on any of the days on which the Office is not open (which 
days shall be excluded days for the purposes of the Principal Act and these Regulations), it shall be lawful to do any such  act or thing on the first day which is not 
an excluded day next following such exclude d day, or days, where 2 or more of them 
occur consecutively. 
51. Power to dispense with evidence, signature etc 
Where under these Regulations, any person is  required to do any act or sign any 
document, or to make any declaration on behalf of himself or herself or of any body 
corporate, or any document or evidence is requi red to be produced to  or left with the 
Controller or at the Office, a nd it is shown to the satisfaction of the Controller that from 
any reasonable cause such person is unable to do such act or thing or to sign such document or to make such declaration or that such document or evidence cannot be produced or left as aforesaid, it shall be  lawful for the Controller, upon the production 
of such evidence and subject to such terms as he or she thinks fit, to dispense with any 
such act or thing, signature, declaration, document or evidence. 
52. General power of amendment        
       
 
 
 
  
  
   
    
 
 
  
 
 
 Any document for the amending of which no sp ecial provision is made by the Principal 
Act or these Regulations may be amended, a nd any irregularity in procedure which in 
the opinion of the Controller may be obviated without detriment to the interests of any 
person may be corrected, where and on such te rms and in such manner as the Controller 
thinks fit; provided that, w ithout prejudice to the Controll er's power to extend any time 
or periods under Regulation 44 a nd except where such irregularity is attributable wholly 
or in part to an error, default or omission on the part of the Office, the Controller shall 
not direct that any period of  time specified in the Principal Act or these Regulations 
shall be altered. 
53. Conversion of applications under the Industrial and Commercial Property 
(Protection) Acts 1927 to 1958 
Form No. 3 set out in Schedule 2 is prescribed  as the form for the purposes of paragraph 
4 of the First Schedule to the Principal Act. 
SCHEDULE 1 
Fees Payable under Regulation 4 
Regulation 4 
Reference Item Amount 
Number € 
(1) (2) (3) 
1 On application to register a design under section 20 of the 70.00 
Principal Act 
2 Additional fee in the case of a multiple application for 
registration — Regulation 19 
 Per design 25.00 
3 On request to amend an application for registration under 
section 20 of the Principal Act 12.00 
4 	 On application to register a transaction under section 22 of the 
Principal Act­
(i) 	 for one design, 60.00 
(ii) 	 for each other design included in the 
application or notice which is affected by the 
transaction 6.00 
5 	 On request for a certificate for use in connection with filing of 25.00 
application abroad — Regulation 18 
6 On request for division of an  application — Regulation 20(1) 
For each divisional application 45.00 
7 	 On application to the Controller to state grounds of decision 95.00 
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    8 On request for deferment of publication under section 32 of 
the Principal Act ­
For a period up to 12 months 50.00 
For a period from 12 to 24 months 150.00 
For a period from 24 to 30 months 250.00 
9 On application for rectificati on of the Register under section 
34 of the Principal Act 15.00 
10 On request under section 38 of the Principal Act for a 
certified copy or extract of any entry in the Register. 3.00 
For each page of the docum ent comprising the certified 0.60 
copy or extract 
11 On request for information about an application or a 
registered design under secti on 39 of the Principal Act 
For each item of information requested 6.00 
12 On request for information as  to existence of right in 
registered design under secti on 40 of the Principal Act 10.00 
13 On application to register a transaction under section 41 of the 
Principal Act ­
(i) for one design, 60.00 
(ii) for each other design included in the 
application or notice which is affected by the 
transaction 6.00 
14 On application for the renewal of the design right under 
section 43 of the Principal Act 
(i) for a second period of 5 years 200.00 
(ii) for a third period of 5 years 225.00 
(iii) for a fourth period of 5 years 250.00 
(iv) for a fifth period of 5 years 300.00 
15 On application for a hearing under section 80 of the Principal 60.00 
Act 
16 For restoration of the design right under section 44 of the 
Principal Act 76.00 
17 On application for invalidation under section 47 of the 125.00 
Principal Act 
18 On application for compulsory  licence under section 49 of the 310.00 
Principal Act 
19 On application for extension of time for completion of 30.00       
  
  
  
 
  
   
   
   
  
 
   
  
  
   
  
  
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20 On application for extension of time under Regulation 44(3) 
(General Power to Enlarge Time) 
For each month of extension 30.00 
21 For photocopying or reproduction of documents open to 
public inspection
 Per Page 0.30 
22 On request for certified copies , manuscripts, typed, printed or 3.00 
photographic 
For each page of the document comprising the certified copy 0.60 
23 On giving notice requesting th at an application under the 10.00 
1927 Act be determined in accordance with the Principal Act 
— Paragraph 4, First Schedule to the Principal Act 
24 On request for a search — Regulation 30(2) 35.00 
SCHEDULE 2 
FORMS 
Regulation 9  , 19 , 23 , 53 
Form No. 1 Application for registration of a de sign - Single Application 
Form No. Application for regist ration of designs - Mu ltiple Application 
1A 
Form No. 2 Certificate of registration of a design 
Form No. 3 	 Notice Under Paragraph 3 of First Schedule to the Industrial Designs 
Act 2001 
FORM No. 1 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT 2001 
APPLICATION FOR REGI STRATION OF A DESIGN 
SINGLE APPLICATION 
Reference No. of Applicant 
or Authorised Agent............. 
To: The Controller of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks   
   
    
 
 
   
  
   
 
  
   
 
  
    
      
    
   
 
   
   
  
  
   
 
 
   
  
   
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Government Buildings 
Hebron Road 
Kilkenny 
The Applicant(s) named herein hereby claim( s) to be the proprietor(s) of the design, a 
representation of which is at tached, and request(s) the registration of the design on the 
basis of the following information: 
1. Type of Application 
This is a single application in respect of one design. 
2. Fees 
Included with this applicati on is the prescribed fee of  €70 or evidence of payment 
thereof. 
3. Representations 
A representation of the design complying with  the conditions set out  in Regulation 11 is 
enclosed. 
Yes 
No 
4. Applicant(s) 
Full name 
Address 
Nationality 
5. Author 
If the author(s) is/are not the first propriet or(s) of the design, inse rt here the name and 
address of the author(s). 
Full name Address 
6. Brief description of design 
Insert here a brief description of the design.   
 
 
   
  
   
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
   
 
 
      
   
      
     
 
 
 
 
     
 
   
 
 
  
  7. Novelty and Individual Character 
Insert here a statement of the feature(s) of novelty and individual character claimed for 
the design. 
8. Product(s) 
List here the product(s) to or in which th e design is to be appl ied or incorporated. 
9. Class(es) List here the class(es) including subclass( es) of the Locarno Classification in which 
registration of the design is requested. 
10. Claim for right of Priority 
Complete this section where a right of priority is clai med on the basis of an earlier 
application for registration of the design that was filed in a state, country, territory or 
area within the meaning of sec tion 26 of the Principal Act. 
State/Country/Territory/Area Fili ng Date File No. (if available) 
11. Deferment of Publication Is deferment of publication as provided fo r in section 32(2) of the Principal Act 
requested? 
Yes 
No 
If yes, please indicate the period for which deferment is requested (the maximum period 
allowed is 30 months from the filing date or , if priority is clai med, from the date of 
priority). 
Period of Deferment 
12. Authorised Agent (if any) 
The following has been authorised to act on beha lf of the Applicant(s)  in all proceedings 
connected with this application for registration and any proceedings arising subsequent 
to registration: 
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  13. Address for Service (indicate and complete as appropriate) 
same as at 12 
If not the same as at 12, state hereunder the addr ess for service. 
14. Signature 
(The application may be signed by a person authorised to do so by or on behalf of the 
Applicant(s) or by the Agent named at 12). 
Date: 
FORM No. 1A 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT 2001 
APPLICATION FOR REGI STRATION OF A DESIGN 
MULTIPLE APPLICATION 
Reference No. of Applicant 
or Authorised Agent............. 
To: 	 The Controller of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks 
Patents Office 
Government Buildings 
Hebron Road 
Kilkenny 
The Applicant(s) named herein hereby claim( s) to be the proprietor(s) of the designs, 
representations of which are attached, and requests the regi stration of the designs on the 
basis of the following information: 1. Type of Application 
This is a multiple application covering 	 designs. 
2. Fees 
Included with this application is the prescribed fee of € 
(or evidence of payment thereof) which co mprises an application fee of €70 and an 
additional fee of €25 for each desi gn included in the application. 
3. Representations 
Separate representations of each of the desi gns, complying with the conditions set out in     
      
    
   
 
 
  
 
   
   
  
  
   
 
 
 
        
      
      
      
      
      
      
 Regulation 11, are enclosed. 
Yes 
No 
[IMPORTANT — PLEASE NOTE: THE REPRESENTATIONS ENCLOSED 
WITH THIS APPLICATION MUST BE NUMBERED CONSECUTIVELY 
USING ARABIC NUMERALS INSERTED ON THE BACK OR REVERSE SIDE 
OF THE REPRESENTATIONS. THES E NUMERALS ARE REQUIRED TO 
IDENTIFY AND DISTINGUISH THE DESIGNS IN RESPECT OF WHICH REGISTRATION IS REQUESTED. WHERE MORE THAN ONE REPRESENTATION OF A PARTICULAR DE SIGN IS SUBMITTED, EACH OF 
THE REPRESENTATIONS OF THAT DESIGN SHOULD BE ASSIGNED THE SAME IDENTIFICATION NUMERAL.] 
4. Applicant(s) 
Full name 
Address 
Nationality 
5. Author 
If the author(s) is/are not the first propriet or(s) of the designs, insert here the name(s) 
and address(es) of the author(s). If there is more than one author indicate the design 
identification numeral of each design (see 3 above) opposite the name of each author. 
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Insert here a brief description of the de signs. If you require to provide separate 
description of each of the designs include d in the application, indicate the design 
identification numeral of each design opposite  each of the descriptions provided. 
Design Identification Numeral Description 
7. Novelty and Individual Character Insert here a statement of the feature(s) of novelty and individual character claimed for 
the designs. If you require to provide separate statements of  the features of novelty and 
individual character of each of the designs  included in the a pplication, indicate the 
design identification numeral of each design opposite each of the statements provided. 
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List here the product(s) to or in which the designs are to be applied or incorporated. If 
the different designs included in  the application are to be ap plied to or incorporated in 
different products, indicate the design identification numeral of each design opposite each of the products listed. 
Design Identification Numeral Product 
9. Class(es) 
List here the class(es) incl uding the subclass(es) of the Locarno Classification in which 
registration of the designs is/are requested. [ Note: Except in cases of ornamentation, 
all of the designs in a multiple application for registration must be in respect of 
products that belong to the same class of the Locarno Classification.] 
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    10. Claim for right of Priority 
Complete this section where a right of priority is clai med on the basis of an earlier 
application for registration of the designs that was filed in a state,  country, territory or 
area within the meaning of section 26 of the Principal Act. If there are different claims 
to priority in respect of th e different designs included in the application, indicate the 
design identification numeral of each desi gn opposite each of the claims listed. 
Design Identification State/Country/Territory/Area Filing File No. 
Numeral Date 
(if 
available) 
11. Deferment of Publication 
Is deferment of publication as provided fo r in section 32(2) of the Principal Act 
requested? 
Yes 
No 
If yes, please indicate the period for which deferment is requested (the maximum period 
allowed is 30 months from the filing date or , if priority is clai med, from the date of 
priority). 
Design Identification Numeral Period of Deferment     
    
    
    
    
    
    
 
   
 
 
  
  
   
      
 
  
   
 
 
   
   
  
  
 
 
     12. Authorised Agent (if any) 
The following has been authorised to act on beha lf of the Applicant(s)  in all proceedings 
connected with this application for registration and any proceedings arising subsequent 
to registration: 
Name of Agent Address 
13. Address for Service (indicate and complete as appropriate) 
same as at 12 
If not the same as at 12, state hereunder the addr ess for service. 
14. Signature 
(The application may be signed by a person authorised to do so by or on behalf of the 
Applicant(s) or by the Agent named at 12). 
Date: 
FORM No. 2 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT 2001 
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF A DESIGN 
It is hereby certified that the design to wh ich this certificate relates (representation 
attached) has been register ed in the Register of Designs in the name of 
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 (registered proprietor) at ............................................................  .....................................
 
............................................................ ............................................................ ....... 
(address) 
under registration No............................................in respec t of certain products in 
class(es) and sub-class(es)............................................................ 
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A list of the products to which the registration relates is a ppended to this certificate 
* . 
This design has been registered as of............................................................
 ............................. 
Dated this day ......................................... 
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Controller of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks 
FORM No. 3 
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS ACT 2001 
NOTICE UNDER PARAGRAPH 3 OF FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE INDUSTRIAL 
DESIGNS ACT 2001 
Part 1 
1. Application No. 
2. Name and address of Applicant(s) 3. Notice 
The Applicant(s) named herein hereby give (s) notice to the Cont roller of Patents, 
Designs and Trade Marks that the registra tion of the design(s), the subject of the 
application identified above, is to be determ ined in accordance with the provisions of 
the Industrial Designs Act 2001  . 
It is acknowledged that th is notice is irrevocable. 
4. Fee 
The prescribed fee in the amount of € is enclosed with this notice. 
Signed: 
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 Part 2 
For the purposes of the notice in Part 1 of th is Form, the Applicant(s) named in Part 1 
submits hereunder the following particulars: 
1. Author of design 
If the author(s) is/are not the first propriet or(s) of the design, inse rt here the name and 
address of the author(s). 
Full name Address 
2. Brief description of design 
Insert here a brief description of the design. 
3. Novelty and Individual Character 
Insert here a statement of the feature(s) of novelty and individual character claimed for 
the design. 
4. Product(s) 
List here the product(s) to or in which th e design is to be appl ied or incorporated. 
5. Deferment of Publication Is deferment of publication as provided fo r in section 32(2) of the Principal Act 
requested? 
Yes 
No 
If yes, please indicate the period for which deferment is requested (the maximum period 
allowed is 30 months from the filing date or , if priority is clai med, from the date of 
priority). 
Period of Deferment 
Given under my Official Seal, this 5
th day of June, 2002. 
MARY HARNEY 
Tánaiste and Minister for Ente rprise, Trade and Employment. 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
  
 
 
 
   
  
 The fees prescribed by the foregoing Regula tions are hereby sanctioned by the Minister 
for Finance. 
Given under the Official Seal of  the Minister for Finance, 
this 31st day of May, 2002. 
CHARLIE MCCREEVY 
Minister for Finance 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
(This note is not part of the Instrume nt and does not purport to be a legal 
interpretation). 
This Instrument embodies the Industri al Designs Regulations 2002 made by the 
Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment pursuant to powers 
conferred on her by section 85 of the Industrial Designs Act 2001  ( No. 39 of 2001  ), 
and in exercise, with the sanction of the Minister for Finance, of the powers conferred by section 9 of that Act. The Regulations prescribe the fees payable, 
forms to be used and the procedures to  be observed in connection with the 
registration of industrial designs under the provisions of the Act. These Regulations come into operation on 1 Ju ly 2002, which is the day the Tánaiste and 
Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Emplo
yment has appointed for commencement 
of the Act. 
Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 
* The listing of products shall not be taken to limit the scope  of protection conferred by 
the design right.