– Industrial Designs Act (Cap. 309A), in force since January 1, 1985.

Applicant: the creator and his successors in title or his assignee.

Delivery of document: the certificate of registration is issued in paper format only.

Duration: ten years.

Extension: possible for further five years.

Number of designs: an application may comprise as many as fifty industrial designs if the products to which the designs relate are of the same kind.

Priority: according to the Paris Convention.

Validity: registration does not give statutory assurance of the validity of the design.

Invalidity: an interested person may apply to the High Court for a declaration of invalidity.

Publication: may be published periodically after registration.

Licensing: permitted; must be registered.

Filing requirements for an application (to be sent to resident agent):
1. Power of attorney – no legalization;
2. Assignment – no legalization;
3. A specimen of the article containing the industrial design, or a graphic representation;
4. An indication of the kind of products to which the industrial design relates.

Electronic filing: not available. 

Electronic signatures: are accepted, except for powers of attorney, which require wet signatures.

For a change of name: an original certificate or record issued by the official registry in hard copy (must be notarized).

For a change of address: no document is required.