340 No. 6 of 2016] Layout-designs of Integrated Circuits (2) Subject to this Act, an appeal against a decision of the Registrar shall be brought within three months after the date of the receipt of the decision or within such further time as the High Court may allow. References to High Court 72. When any matter, that is to be decided by the Registrar, appears to involve a complex point of law, the Registrar may, after giving notice to the parties, refer the matter to the High Court for determination and the Registrar shall act in accordance with the decision of the High Court. Assessors to appear in High Court 73. In any proceeding before the High Court, the Court may call assessors who are experts in intellectual property or the relevant field. Lodging and authentication of documents 74. (1) Any application, notice or document authorised or required, in accordance with this Act, to be lodged, made or given at the Agency, to the Registrar or to any other officer may be delivered by hand, sent by registered post or lodged electronically. (2) An authentication shall not be required in respect of any document lodged in the Agency. Expenses relating to administration 75. All monies necessary for the administration and implementation of this Act shall be paid out of monies appropriated for the purpose by Parliament. Use of “registered” 76. For the purposes of this section, the use in the Republic in relation to a layout-design of the word “registered”, or of any other word or symbol importing a reference, express or implied, to registration shall be deemed to be a representation as to registration under this Act unless it is shown that the reference is to registration elsewhere than in the Republic and that the design is in fact so registered for the goods or services in question. Authorisation to publish advertisement or notice 77. (1) An advertisement or notice required to be published under this Act, other than a notice issued by the Minister, shall not be published unless it is in the prescribed form and the Registrar has approved the contents of the advertisement or notice. (2) An advertisement or notice that is published in contravention of subsection (1) shall have no legal effect for purposes of this Act.

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