25ACo‑ownership of registered design

##### 25A Co‑ownership of registered design (1) Where there are 2 or more owners of a registered design, each of those owners is, unless an agreement to the contrary is in force, entitled to an equal undivided share in the monopoly in that design. (2) Subject to this section and to section 25B, where there are 2 or more owners of a registered design, each of those owners is, unless an agreement to the contrary is in force, entitled, by himself or his agents, to make use of the design for his own benefit without accounting to the other or others. (3) Subject to section 25B and to any agreement for the time being in force, where there are 2 or more owners of a registered design, one of those owners shall not grant a licence with respect to the use of the design, or assign an interest in the design, except with the consent of the other or others. (4) Where an article to which a registered design has been applied is sold by one of 2 or more owners of the design, either by himself or his agents, the purchaser, and a person claiming through him, is entitled to deal with the article in the same manner as if it had been sold by both or all of the owners. (5) Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) affects the rights or obligations of a trustee or of the legal personal representative of a deceased person, or rights or obligations arising out of either of those relationships.