Read the full judgment text of HCMP 000844/2000 on BabelCite. This High Court CFI judgment was delivered on 9 June 2000.
1. This is an appeal by the Applicant, Seiko Epson Corporation, against the decisions of the Registrar of Designs dated 21 January 2000 brought under section 58 of the Registered Designs Ordinance, Cap.522 ("the Ordinance"). The appeal concerns a question of construction of section 92 of the Ordinance and section 73 of the Registered Designs Rules ("the Rules"). The matter in contention is whether under the Ordinance and the Rules, the Registrar is empowered to extend time for the first renewal