Process of design registration:
1. Fill the form in black ink or by typing.
2. when form is completed, should be brought or sent to the Registry of Industrial Designs together with the prescribed fee and 6 additional representations (for example, drawings or photographs) of the design.
3. Each representation, for either a drawing or a photograph, shall be of a size of not more than 160mm by 160mm and one side of the representation shall be not less than 30mm in length.
4. You may use this form for more than one design in the same class of articles or for the same set.
5. For multiple applications relating to two or more designs, please number the representations M01, M02, M03 respectively.
6. If the design relates to a set of articles, the representations should show the design as applied to each article in the set.
7. A statement of the features of the design for which novelty is claimed (“statement of novelty”) should appear on the front of each representation. A statement of novelty is not required for textile articles or wallpaper.
8. Where priority is claimed, you are required to file, within 3 months from the date of filing of this application, a certificate issued by the competent authority of the relevant Paris Convention country or WTO member verifying:
• date and country, territory and area of filing;
• representation of the design; and
• articles covered by the previous application and its filing or registration number.
If any certificate or other documents relating to the convention application is in a language other than English, a verified translation into English should be filed.
9. Different fees are payable according to whether the application relates to:
• a design for a single article
• a design for a set of articles
• multiple designs for articles of the same class
• multiple designs for set of articles
10. The address for service must be an address in Brunei Darussalam.
Required Documents:
Filing Details
- The full name, address and state/country of incorporation (if applicable). Where the applicant is not the industrial designer, a statement explaining the applicant’s rights in relation to the industrial design.
- Classification (Locarno-International Classification for Industrial Designs)
- A confirmation of the classification of the article or articles to which the industrial design is intended to be applied.
Representations
Submission of representations of the industrial design which may be either a drawing or photograph and shall be of a size of not more than 160 millimetres (half of A4 size paper) by 160 millimetres, and one side of the representation shall not be less than 30 millimetres. (Eight Identical representations of an Industrial Design).
Statement of Novelty
A statement describing the features of the industrial design which the applicant considers to be new.
Priority
- If the application claims priority, please indicate the Paris Convention country or WTO member and the filing date of any previous application from which priority is claimed.
- A certified copy of the application by the relevant authority is required.
Transliteration of Name
If the name of the applicant is not in Roman letters, a transliteration of the name of the applicant is required.
Time Frame:
According to the Registry, a straightforward application normally takes between 6 months -1 year from the date of filing for a registration to be obtained.
Multiple Designs:
Two or more industrial designs for articles not forming a set of articles: for 1st article to which 1st industrial design is to be applied and for each other article to which any of the industrial design is to be applied.