PART 3DESIGNS AFTER REGISTRATION
Duration of rights and surrender
Extension of duration of right in registered design12
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.