dyouhavenotrequesteddelayedregistration.Youwillreceiveacertificateofregistration.Thiscertificateisevidenceofownershipandtheoriginalityofyourdesignandgivesyoutheexclusiverighttomake,importfortradeorbusiness,rentorsellorexposeforsaleorrent,anyarticleinrespectofwhichthedesignisregisteredandtowhichthedesignisapplied.
　　3.2Thedifferentprocessofobtainingadesignregistration
　　TheprocessofrequestsfordelayedregistrationonlyexistinCanada.Itispossiblethatyoumaywanttodelayregistration.Forexample,youmaywishtoallowtimetomarketorfileyourdesignoutofCanada.Inthiscase,youshouldinformtheOfficeinwriting.Youmayexercisetheoptiontodelayregistrationatthetimeoffilingyourapplicationoratanytimebeforeitisregistered.
　　4.Themainregulationsonproprietor’srights
　　4.1Markingrightsonaproductorit’spacking
　　Thepatenteehastherighttoaffixapatentmarkingandtoindicatethenumberofthepatentonthepatentedproductoronthepackingofthatproduct.Youdonothavetomarkyourdesigninordertoindicatethatitisregisteredasadesign,butmarkingdosegiveyouextraprotection.Thepropermarkisacapital“D”insideacircleandthename,orabbreviationthereof,ofthedesign’sproprietoronthearticle,itslabelorpackaging.
　　4.2Enforcingyourrightsfrominfringement
　　Asproprietor,youmaytakelegalactionagainstanyonewhoinfringesyourdesigninCanada,itisyourresponsibilitytotakesuchactionandyoumustdosowithinthreeyearsoftheallegedinfringement.
　　InChinawhereadisputearisesasaresultoftheexploitationofapatentwithouttheauthorizationofpatentee,thatis,theinfringementofthepatentrightofthepatentee,itshallbetitledthroughconsultationbytheparties.Wherethepartiesarenotwillingtoconsultwitheachotherorwheretheconsultationfails,thepatenteeoranyinterestedpartymayinstitutelegalproceedingsinthePeople’scourtorrequesttheadministrativeauthorityfallpatentaffairstohandlethematter.Prescriptionforinstitutinglegalproceedingsconcerningtheinfringementofpatentrightistwoyearscountedfromthedateonwhichthepatenteeofanyinterestedpartyobtainsorshouldhaveobtainedknowledgeoftheinfringingact.
　　4.3Marketingrights
　　Inbothcountries,astheproprietorofaregisteredindustrialdesign,youhavetheexclusiverighttomake,importfortradeorbusiness,rentorsellaproductincorporatingthatorasimilardesign.Youmayalsosellallorsomeofyourrightstoothers(thisisreferredtoasanassignment)or,youcansimplyauthorizeotherstousethedesignsubjecttostatedconditions(thisisreferredtoasalicense).
　　4.4Registrationoutsidethenativecountryorforinternationalprotection
　　Generally,industrialdesignprotectionislimitedtothecountryinwhichprotectionisgranted.UndertheHagueAgreementConcerningtheInternationalDepositofIndustrialDesigns,aWIPO-administeredtreaty,aprocedureforaninternationalregistrationisoffered.AnapplicantcanfileasingleinternationaldepositeitherwithWIPOofthenationalofficeofacountrywhichispartytothetreaty.Thedesignwillthenbeprotectedinasmanymembercountriesofthetreatyastheapplicantwishes.
　　Itisimportanttonotethatinsomecountriesyourapplicationcouldberejectedifyouorsomeoneelsehaspreviouslyregisteredthedesign.
　　4.5Priorityrights
　　ProceduresforobtaininginternationaldesignrightsarepartiallygovernedbyaninternationaltreatycalledtheParisConventionfortheProtectionofIndustrialProperty.TheParisConvention,whichhassome90membercountries,includingCanada,allowsapplicantstoinvokewhatiscalled“conventionpriority”.ThismeansthatsomeonewhohasfiledfordesignregistrationinoneConventioncountryhassixmonthsinwhichtofileanapplicationforthedesigninanothercountryandbeaccordedthesamerightsasifh/shehadfiledinthesecondcountryontheoriginalfilingdate.
　　References:
　　l    IndustrialDesignActofCanada(R.S.1985,c.1-9)
　　l    IndustrialDesignsRegulationsofCanada(1-9-SOR/99-460)
　　l    PatentLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina(AmendedonAugust25,2000)
　　l    ImplementingRegulationsofthePatentlawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina(PromulgatedonJune15,2001)
　　l    ParisConventionfortheProtectionofIndustrialProperty.
　　l    PatentCooperateTreaty


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