12Circumstances in which design is taken to be applied industrially—section 77 of the Act

12 Circumstances in which design is taken to be applied industrially—section 77 of the Act

(1) For the purposes of section 77 of the Act, a design is taken to be applied industrially if it is applied: (a) to more than 50 articles; or (b) to one or more articles (other than hand‑made articles) manufactured in lengths or pieces. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), any 2 or more articles are taken to constitute a single article if: (a) they are of the same general character; and (b) they are intended for use together; and (c) the same design, or substantially the same design, is applied to them. (3) For the purposes of this section, a design is taken to be applied to an article if: (a) the design is applied to the article by a process (whether a process of printing or embossing or another process); or (b) the design is reproduced on or in the article in the course of the production of the article.