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    DEFINITION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
    Industrial Design means the appearance of the whole or a part of any industrial or handicraft product resulting from the features of, in particular, the lines, contours, colors, shapes, textures or materials of the said product itself and/or its ornamentation.
    REGISTRABLE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
    • NEW
    • INDEPENDENTLY CREATED
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    NON-REGISTRABLE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

    • 1. being the design dictated essentially by technical or functional considerations
    • 2. being contrary to public order, morality, faith or cherished culture of the Union
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    Terms of Protection
    • 5 YEARS FROM FINING DATE
    • TWO CONSECUTIVE PERIODS OF FIVE YEARS (IN TOTAL 15 YEARS)
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    WHO MAY APPLY?
    • 1. Creator
    • 2. His legal successor
    • 3. A legal transferee