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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

14.   Registration; publication; issuance of certificate

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    (1)   Subject to the payment of the registration and publication fee within the period prescribed in regulation 13(6) the Registrar shall register the layout-design in accordance with section 9(2) and this regulation, publish a reference to the registration and issue a certificate of registration.

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    (2)   The Registrar shall allot to each layout-design he or she registers, a number in the sequential order of registration.

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    (3)   The registration of a layout-design shall include, in addition to the particulars specified in section 9(3), a copy or drawing thereof, subject to section 8(3)(d), and shall specify—

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      (a)     the name and address of the registered owner;

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      (b)     the name and address of the agent, if any;

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      (c)     the name and address of the creator, except where he or she has asked not to be named in the registration; and

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      (d)     the date of the first commercial exploitation, anywhere in the world, of the layout-design or an indication that such exploitation has not yet commenced.

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    (4)   The publication of the reference to the registration of a layout-design, under subregulation (1), shall contain the particulars specified in subregulation (3).

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    (5)   The certificate of registration of a layout-design shall be issued on Form 3.