UNITED KINGDOM DESIGNS (PROTECTION) ORDINANCE, 1928

UNITED KINGDOM DESIGNS (PROTECTION) ORDINANCE, 1928

No. 18 of 1928.

An Ordinance to protect the registered proprietor of any design
registered in the United Kingdom.

[28th December, 1928.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the United Kingdom
Designs (Protection) Ordinance, 1928.

2. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the
registered proprietor of any design registered in the United
Kingdom under the Patents and Designs Acts, 1907 to 1932,
or any Act amending or substituted for those Acts shall enjoy
in this Colony the like privileges and rights as though the
certificate of registration in the United Kingdom had been
issued with an extension to this Colony.

As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939, Supp. Sched.





3. The registered proprietor of a design shall not be entitled
to recover any damages in respect of any infringement of
copyright in a design from any defendant who proves that at
the date of the infringement he was not aware nor had any
reasonable means of making himself aware of the existence of
the registration of the design:

Provided that nothing in this section shall affect any
proceedings for an injunction.

4. The, court shall have power, upon the application of any
person who alleges that his interests have been prejudically
affected, to declare that exclusive privileges and rights in a
design have not been acquired in this Colony under the
provisions of this Ordinance upon any of the grounds upon
which the United Kingdom registration might be cancelled
under the law for the time being in force in the United
Kingdom.

Such grounds shall be deemed to include, the publication
of the design in Hong Kong prior to the date of registration of
the design in the United Kingdom.

No. 19 of 1928, repealed bv No. 7 Of 1935.

No. 20 of 1928, repealed by No. 8 of 1937.

1929. -

No. 1 of 1929, incorporated in No. 3 of 1873.

No. 2 of 1929, repealed by No. 10 of 1931.

No. 3 of 1929, repealed by No. 39 of 1931.

No. 4 of 1929, incorporated in No. 6 of 1928.

As amended by No. 15 of 1932 [27.5.32]
[Originally No. 18 of 1928. No. 15 of 1932. Law Rev. Ord., 1939.] Short title. Rights in this Colony of registered proprietor of design in United Kingdom, 7 Edw. 7, c. 29. 4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. 18. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 80. 18 Geo. 5, c. 3. 22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 32. Innocent infringer not liable in damages. Injunction. Grounds upon which court may declare that rights have not been acquired in this Colony. [1.1.36.] [1.1.38.] [1.1.32.][18.12.31.]

[Originally No. 18 of 1928. No. 15 of 1932. Law Rev. Ord., 1939.] Short title. Rights in this Colony of registered proprietor of design in United Kingdom, 7 Edw. 7, c. 29. 4 & 5 Geo. 5, c. 18. 9 & 10 Geo. 5, c. 80. 18 Geo. 5, c. 3. 22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 32. Innocent infringer not liable in damages. Injunction. Grounds upon which court may declare that rights have not been acquired in this Colony. [1.1.36.] [1.1.38.] [1.1.32.][18.12.31.]

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