Act 3 Industrial Property Act 2014 (e) an action for infringement of the patent shall lie under this Act only if the alleged infringement occurred on or after the commencement of this Act, and in any other case may be referred to the Industrial Property office and disposed of as if this Act had not been enacted. (3) So far as is necessary for the purposes of subsection (2), the register of patents under the former Patents Act shall continue to be maintained and shall be taken to be part of the register under this Act. (4) Section 53 of this Act shall not apply to licence contracts and contracts assigning the right to patent or assigning applications or patents, if the contract is concluded before the commencement of this Act and is submitted for registration to the registrar within sixty days from the commencement of this Act. (5) Where the registered proprietor of any design registered in the United Kingdom enjoyed privileges and rights in Uganda under the former United Kingdom Designs (Protection) Act immediately before the commencement of this Act, those privileges shall continue until they cease to exist under the United Kingdom Act subject to regulations made by the Minister under section 104 of this Act. (6) All the funds, assets and other property, movable and immovable, which immediately before the commencement of this Act, were held by the Government on behalf of the former office shall, by virtue of this section and without further assurance, vest in the Government on behalf of the registrar. (7) Every public officer having the power or duty to effect or amend any entry in the register relating to property, or to issue or amend any certificate or other document effecting or evidencing title to property, shall, without payment of any fee or other charge and upon request by or on behalf of the registrar do all such things as are by law necessary to give final effect to the transfer of any property mentioned in subsection (6) to the registrar. 86