Industrial Design [No. 22 of 2016 531 29. A design which has been displayed or used by the creator or with the creator’s consent, at an exhibition recognised by the Agency, before it is registered, shall have the right of priority for a period not exceeded six months from the date of such exhibition. Right of priority by exhibition of design 30. (1) Where a person claims that the design, disclosed in the application for the registration of a design, is derived from a design for which the rights to such design belong to the person making the claim, the court may, on the application of such person, make an order, to the Registrar, to replace the name of the applicant with that of the person making such claim. Application based on design of another person (2) An action referred to in subsection (1), shall be brought not later than three years from the time the person claiming to have the right to the design becomes aware of the filing of the application or the registration of the design. 31. (1) The Registrar may refuse, in a prescribed manner, an application for the registration of a design, where the Registrar considers the— Refusal of application in certain cases (a) application to be frivolous, in that it claims, as a design, something contrary to well established natural laws; or (b) use of the design would encourage offensive, immoral or anti-social behaviour: (2) Despite subsection (1), the Registrar may, where the Registrar considers that the ground for refusal of an application under this section can be addressed by amendment, request the applicant to amend the application accordingly. (3) A person aggrieved by the decision of the Registrar, under subsection (1) may, within three months of receiving the decision, appeal to the court. 32. (1) An applicant for the registration of a design may amend the application, in the prescribed manner, on the applicant’s own volition, except that, the amendment shall not go beyond the disclosure in the initial application. (2) Where an applicant for the registration of a design makes an amendment as provided in subsection (1), but goes beyond the earlier disclosure, the Registrar may request the applicant to exclude, within a prescribed period, certain additional matter before the Registrar considers the application. Amendment of application for registration of design