SOUTH SUDAN
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Design
Forms part of
- ARIPO
- OAPI
- PARIS CONVENTION
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The current Sudanese legislation pertaining to designs, which will for the time being continue to apply in South Sudan, is the Industrial Designs Act, 18 of 1974 and regulations, 1999, thereunder. According to the Transitional Constitution, it would appear that intellectual property rights in South Sudan are regulated in terms of Sudanese Laws. In practice, South Sudanese authorities have not yet considered protection in terms of the Sudanese Industrial Designs Act.
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- SOUTH SUDAN
- ARIPO
- OAPI
An industrial design is defined to mean any composition of lines or colours formed to give a special appearance to any industrial or hand‐made product or any plastic form, whether or not it is restricted to colour, on condition that the form or composition can be used as an industrial design or a handicraft design.
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Absolute novelty applies.
There is a six-month grace period.
Design applications are examined as to compliance with formal requirements only.
The initial term of the design registration is five years, which is extendible upon payment of renewal fees for two further five-year terms. A grace period of six months is allowed for the late payment of the renewal fee, subject to payment of surcharges. Failure to pay the renewal fees causes the design registration to lapse.
There is no working requirement.