(1) Despite the repeal of the former Act, industrial designs registered thereunder shall remain in force but shall, subject to subsection (2), be deemed to have been registered under this Act.
(2) Industrial designs registered under the former Act shall remain in force for the unexpired portion of the period of protection provided for under that Act and may be renewed in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
(3) A person who on the date of the coming into force of this Act is the owner of an industrial design that has been registered in the United Kingdom for a period not exceeding 3 years or has filed an application for registration of an industrial design in the United Kingdom may, within 12 months from entry into force of this Act, file an application for the registration of the same industrial design under this Act and such application shall be accorded the filing date or priority date accorded to the application or registration in the United Kingdom.
(4) The Registrar shall, on and after the coming into force of this Act—
(a) perform all the functions of and exercise all the powers conferred on the Registrar of the Supreme Court in relation to industrial designs under the former Act; and
(b) be the custodian of the Register of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks kept under the former Act.
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