The Industrial Property Act, 2001 44 of the article embodying the industrial design or a specimen thereof. (7) Section 37 and 41(2) and (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis in respect of priority dates and filing of corrections to the application. (8)The Managing Director shall, if satisfied that an application meets the requirements of this section and of section 84 and 86, register the industrial design and issue a certificate of registration to the applicant. (9) Subject to subsection (7) the date of the registration shall be that of the application. Duration and renewal of registration of an industrial design. 88. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the duration of the registration of an industrial design shall expire at the end of the fifth year following the date of filing of the application for registration. (2) The registration of a design may be renewed for two further consecutive periods of five years upon payment of a prescribed fee. (3) The fees for the renewal of registration of an industrial design shall be paid within twelve months preceding expiration of the period of registration but a grace period of six months shall be allowed for the late payment of the renewal fees on payment of the surcharge, as may be prescribed in the regulations. Restoration of registration of industrial design. 89. (1) Where the protection granted to an industrial design has not been renewed due to circumstances beyond the control of the owner of the design, the latter or any other persons entitled may apply for its restoration on the payment of the prescribed renewal fees, as well as of the surcharge, within a period of one year from the date upon which the renewal fees was due. (2) An application for restoration of registration of an industrial design, together with documents proving payment of the fees and surcharge mentioned in subsection (1), shall be sent to the Managing Director and shall contain a statement of the grounds on which the owner or the persons entitled consider the restoration justified. (3) The Managing Director shall examine the reasons referred to above and shall either restore the design or reject the application if he does not consider the grounds valid. (4) Restoration shall not entail prolongation of maximum duration of the industrial design. (5) Restored designs shall be published by Managing Director in the prescribed form. Graphic representations specimens, etc. 90. (1) The application, including any drawings, photographs or other graphic representations and any specimen of the registered industrial design shall be kept by the Institute and after publication of the registration they shall be communicated upon request made in the prescribed manner.

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