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