Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

2.   Interpretation

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    (1)   In this Act—

Court” means the High Court;

International Classification” means the classification according to the Locarno Agreement of 8 October 1968 establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs;

Minister” means the Minister with responsibility for intellectual property;

Paris Convention” means the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 20 March 1883, as last revised;

prescribed” means prescribed in the Regulations;

priority date” means the date of the earlier application that serves as the basis for the right of priority provided for in the Paris Convention;

Register” means the Register of Industrial Design maintained under section 16;

Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies and Intellectual Property;

Regulations” means regulations made under section 24.