A number of important amendments have been introduced in the Design Act. The state register of industrial design shall be published on the internet site of the Patent office as of the date 11th February 2011.
A possibility for a delayed publication of a design registration has been instituted. The applicant of a design shall be entiteled to request a delayed publication of the design registration together with the application, in case that the design will be registered within a term of 30 months as of the date of the application submission, respectively as of the priority date. More detailed rules for the submission of an international application have been provided for.
The applications for design registration shall be submitted via post, fax ot Internet as of the date 11th of February 2011.