Lawgist31Rectification of register
(1) The Controller may, on the application in the prescribed manner of any person aggrieved by the non-insertion in or omission from the register of designs of any entry, or by any entry made in such register without sufficient cause, or by any entry wrongly remaining on such register, or by an error or defect in any entry in such register, make such order for making, expunging or varying such entry as he thinks fit and rectify the register accordingly.
(2) The Controller may, in any proceeding under this section, decide any question that may be necessary or expedient to decide in connection with the rectification of a register.
(3) An appeal shall lie to the High Court from any order of the Controller under this section and the Controller may refer any application under this section to the High Court for decision, and the High Court shall dispose of any application so referred.
(4) Any order of the Court rectifying a register shall direct that notice of the rectification be served on the Controller in the prescribed manner who shall upon the receipt of such notice rectify the register accordingly.
(5) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to empower the Controller to make any such order cancelling the registration of a design as is provided for in section 19.
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- 25 Notice of trust not to be entered in registers
- 26 Inspection of and extracts from registers
- 27 Privilege of reports of Controller
- 28 Prohibition and publication of specification, drawings, etc., where application abandoned, etc
- 29 Power of Controller to correct clerical errors
- 30 Entry of assignment and transmissions in registers
- 31 Rectification of register
