THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 28, 1928. 577
HONG KONG.
L.S.
No. 18 OF 1928.
I assent.
W. T. SOUTHORN,
Officer Administering the Government.
28th December, 1928.
An Ordinance to protect the registered propri- etor of any design registered in the United Kingdom.
[28th December, 1928.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the United King- Short title. dom Designs (Protection) Ordinance, 1928.
2. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Rights in this registered proprietor of any design registered in the Colony of United Kingdom under the Patents and Designs Acts registered 1907 and 1919 or any Act amending or substituted for proprietor of
design in those Acts shall enjoy in this Colony the like privileges United and rights as though the certificate of registration in Kingdom. the United Kingdom had been issued with an extension to this Colony.
3. The registered proprietor of a design shall not be Innocent entitled to recover any damages in respect of any infringer infringement of copyright in a design from any defen- not liable
in damages. dant who proves that at the date of the infringement he was not aware nor had any reasonable means of making himself aware of the existence of the registra- tion of the design.
Provided that nothing in this section shall affect any Injunction. proceedings for an injunction.
4 The court shall have power, upon the application Grounds of any person who alleges that his interests have been upon which prejudicially affected, to declare that exclusive privi- Court may
declare that leges and rights in a design have not been acquired in
rights have this Colony under the provisions of this Ordinance not been upon any of the grounds upon which the United King- acquired in dom registration might be cancelled under the law for this Colony. the time being in force in the United Kingdom.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 27th day of December, 1928.
H. R. BUTTERS, Deputy Clerk of Councils.
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