27Priority date

#### 27 Priority date (1) The priority date of a design disclosed in a design application that meets the minimum filing requirements is: (a) the filing date of the design application; or (b) if, before the design application was filed, an application for protection in respect of the design had been made in a Convention country in accordance with the regulations—the date prescribed by the regulations; or (c) if the regulations provide for a different date as the priority date—the date prescribed by the regulations. (2) If more than one design is disclosed in a design application, the designs may have different priority dates.