DESIGNS ACT 2003 - SECT 114 Amendments of Register to record changes of ownership

DESIGNS ACT 2003 - SECT 114

  (1)   The registered owner of a registered design who assigns an interest in the design, or an assignee of an interest in a design, may ask the Registrar to record the assignment of the interest in the design.

  (2)   A person who becomes the owner of a registered design by devolution by will or by operation of law may ask the Registrar to record the person's interest in the design.

  (3)   If a request is made under subsection   (1), the Registrar must:

  (a)   notify each other registered owner of the design of the request; and

  (b)   record the assignment;

unless any of the other registered owners advises the Registrar, in writing and within the period prescribed by the regulations, that the other registered owner does not consent to the assignment.

  (4)   A request under subsection   (1) or (2) must be made in accordance with the regulations.