LAWS OF MALAWI Registered Designs Registered Designs Regulations Designs Form No. 4 Cap. 49:05 [Subsidiary] Section 9and 13 Regulation. 3 and 11. REGISTERED DESIGNS ACT (CAP. 49:05) Fee: 1(b) Application under section 13 of the Act for Registration of Design to be Applied to a Set of Articles (Convention). Application is hereby made for registration of the accompanying design in the name of (1) ………………………………….………………………………………………………………… Of …………………………………………………………………………………………………. being a national/nationals of ………………………………………………………….. who claim(s) to be the proprietor(s) thereof. (2) ……………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… The design is to be applied to a (3) ………………………..…………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… (4) The design has been previously registered for one or more other articles under No. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… (5) The design consists of the design previously registered under No. ………………… with modifications or variations not sufficient to alter the character or substantially to affect the identity thereof. Application for protection of the design has been made in the following county (6) …………………………………………………………………………………………… on the following official date (7) …………………………………………… numbered (8) ……………………………………………………………………………………… Such application was the first application made in a convention country in respect of the relevant design, whether by the applicant(s) or by any person of whom he/they claims to be the legal representative(s) or assignee(s), and the applicant(s) in the above-mentioned country qualify/qualifies under (9) Article 2/3 of the Convention by reason of being (9) a national(s) of/domiciled in/having a place of business in a member state namely …………………………………………………………………………………………… This application is made on the ground that I/We qualify/qualifies under the said (9) Article 2/3 by reason of being (9) a national(s) of/domiciled in/having a place of business in a member state, namely …………………………………………………….. and that to the best of my/our knowledge and belief there is no lawful ground of objection to the registration of the design and that I/We request that the design may be registered as of the date (7) ………………………………………………………………. Dated this ……………………………. Day of .……………………………. 200…. (10) ………………………………………………. My/Our address for service in Malawi:………………………………………………… ………………………………………………….. The Registrar, The Designs Office P.O. Box 100 BLANTYRE NOTE: Four identical representations or specimens of the design should accompany this form, and, except in the case of an application in respect of a design to be applied to a textile article, to wallpaper or to lace, it should further be accompanied by a statement of the features of the design for which novelty is claimed. 50 (1) State full names and addresses of applicant(s) (2) If the applicant is not the person who made the application in the convention country, the words “by virtue of” followed by particulars of the instrument under which he claims, should be inserted here. (3) Here state the set of articles, and also the trade description of each of the articles comprised in the set to which the design is to be applied as shown in the representations. (4) and (5) Delete one or both paragraphs, if inapplicable. (6) Here insert the name of the convention country in which the first application was made. (7) Here insert the official date of the first application in a convention country. (8) Here insert official number of first application in convention country (9) Delete whichever does not apply. (10) To be signed by the applicant(s) or his/their agent.