Extension of duration of right in registered design
12.—(1) An application for an extension under section 8(2) or 8(4) shall be made on Form DF9A.
(2) An application under section 8(2) may only be made during the period of 6 months ending with the date on which the relevant period of 5 years expires.
(3) On receipt of the prescribed renewal fee the registrar shall notify the registered proprietor of the extension of the right in the registered design.
(4) Where the right in a registered design has ceased to have effect by reason of section 8(3), the registrar shall, before the end of the period of 6 weeks beginning with the date on which the right ceased, send written notice to the registered proprietor of that fact.
(5) But paragraph (4) shall not apply where the renewal fee and the prescribed additional fee is paid before a notice is sent.