Designs Act 2003

A converted application is taken to be an application made under this Act, subject to the modifications set out in this section.

The filing date of a converted application is taken under section 26 of this Act to be the filing date of the transitional application.

The priority date of a design disclosed in a converted application is taken under section 27 of this Act to be the same priority date as it had under the transitional application.

A converted application is taken to meet the minimum filing requirements mentioned in subsection 21(2) of this Act.

A converted application is taken to include a request under section 35 of this Act for registration of each of the designs disclosed in the converted application.

The term of registration of a design disclosed in a converted application is taken under section 46 of this Act to start from the date of the conversion request under subsection 159(1).

An amendment requested under section 22B of the old Act in relation to a transitional application to which a converted application relates is taken to be an amendment requested under section 28 of this Act.

If:

a converted application is amended under section 28 of this Act to exclude one or more of the designs disclosed in the converted application; and

the applicant files a design application under section 23 of this Act in respect of one or more of the excluded designs;