Tariff of Fees - Industrial Design - Archive

Since January 1, 2004, a fee is required for the following services:

• Delaying registration
  A request to delay the registration of an industrial design is processed upon payment of the prescribed fee (Item 9, below). This will apply in cases where an applicant requests to delay the registration of an application which otherwise would normally proceed. This will not apply in situations relating to parent or divisional applications or similar designs filed by the same applicant, provided that the applicant has notified the Industrial Design Office of the existence of such co-pending applications. In these situations, the usual practice of the Office is to register such applications on the same day.

• Reinstatement of an abandoned application
  In accordance with Sub-section 5(4) of the Industrial Design Act, an abandoned application is reinstated if, within the prescribed period, the applicant submits a request for reinstatement along with a reply to the objections to registration, and pays the prescribed fee (Item 10, below).

• Issuance of a correcting certificate required as a result of an error not committed by the Office
  A certificate of correction is issued upon payment of the prescribed fee (Item 11, below).

• Processing a request for accelerated examination of an application to register a design
  The Industrial Design Office continues to process requests for accelerated examination in cases of suspected infringement upon payment of the prescribed fee (Item 12, below).