(1) An industrial design is registrable if it is new.
(2) An industrial design shall be new if it has not been disclosed to the public, anywhere in the world, by publication in tangible form or by use or in any other way, prior to the filing date or, where applicable, the priority date of the application for registration.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), disclosure to the public of an industrial design shall not be taken into consideration if the disclosure—
(a) occurred within 12 months preceding the filing date or, where applicable, the priority date of the application; and
(b) was by reason or in consequence of acts committed by the applicant or his or her predecessor in title or of an abuse committed by a third party with regard to the applicant or his predecessor in title.
(4) An industrial design that is contrary to public order or morality is not registrable.