Ukubhalisa ama-designs kubuswa nguMthetho Wama-Designs Nomb. 195 ka-1993. Ukubhalisa i-design kuqinisekisa ilungelo elehlukile lokusebenzisa i-design. Uma kungekho ozama ukukopela, adayise noma asebenzise i-design ngaphandle kwemvume, lokhu kungaholela ekuthathweni kwesinqumo somthetho.
Nakuba kungaphoqelekile ukwenza ucwaningo ukubheka ubuqobelo be-design noma ukuthi i-design efanayo noma enjengale ayibhalisiwe yini kuhle ukwenzenjalo, ngaphambi kokufaka isicelo sokubhalisa. Ucwaningo lungenziwa eHhovisi le-Design Registry
ePitoli. Ungazenzela lokhu noma kwenziwe yi-agent njengommeli we-patent.
Amadokhumende afunekayo ukuze kubhaliswe ayatholakala, mahhala, eHhovisi le-Design Registry ePitoli, Private Bag x 400, Pretoria, 0001. Amadokhumende yilawa:
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IFomu D1 Isicelo Nokwamukelwa kwesicelo
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IFomu D2 Ukubhalisa Ama-Designs
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IFomu D3 Amandla Ommeli
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IFomu D6 ISitatimende Esichazayo neSitatimende Esishoyo (Isitatimende esishoyo siphoqeleke emikhakheni ethile kuphela, e.g. i-integrated circuit topography nemisebenzi yezithombe)
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IFomu D8 Imininingwane Yokushicilela
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Isicelo Nokwamukela isicelo
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Sifakwa ngeduplikhethi (ngambili)
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Faka inombolo ye-class (ocwaningweni ngalunye)
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| IFomu D2: |
Ukubhalisa ama-Designs
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Gcwalisa ufake ngeduplikhethi
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| IFomu D3: |
Amandla Ommeli
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Faka ikhophi eyodwa kuphela
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| IFomu D6: |
ISitatimende Esichazayo (siphoqelekile) kanti iSitatimende Esishoyo (asiphoqelekile)
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Sifakwa ngeduplikhethi
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Isitatimende esichazayo kufanele sichaze isakhiwo se-design ecelelwa ukuvikelwa (e.g. isimo, isakhiwo, okwakhiwe ngakho, ukuguquka, njengokufanelekile)
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| Form D8: |
Imininingwane Yokushicilela
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Ifakwa ngeduplikhethi
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- “Isitatimende esifishane sesakhiwo” sizokuba isigaba esisodwa esingeqile emagameni angu-100. Empeleni lokhu kuhlanganisa isitatimende esichazayo nesitatimende esishoyo (njengaku-D6)
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Ndawonye namadokhumende abekwe ngenhla, “Imidwebo” eyizithombe, noma amafoto kufanele kufakwe. Lokhu kungaba:
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Imidwebo engu-7 efanayo, okungaba izithombe noma amafoto. Leso naleso sithombe kufanele sibe sekhasini elingu-A4, noma ifoto ngayinye inamathele ekhasini elingu-A4.
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Faka amacala ahlukahlukene (ngendlela efanele) e.g. icala langaphezulu, icala laseceleni, icala langaphambili, kudingeka okungu-7 ngakunye.
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Khetha icala elilodwa lokushicilelwa ebese uletha amakhophi angu-2 achaza ngokucacile ukuthi “okokushicilelwa”.
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Zonke izithombe/amafoto ngaphandle kwalezo ezizoshicilelwa kufanele zisayinwe.
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Uma iphakethe lamadokhumende selemukelwe lafakwa, ofake isicelo uthunyelelwa:
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Ikhophi engu-1 yefomu D1 echaza ukwamukelwa nenombolo esemthethweni yesicelo se-design.
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Kulandela isikhathi esiyizinyanga ezingu-6 ukuhlola okusemthethweni kuyenziwa ngokujwayelekile enyangeni ka-7 (uma ofake isicelo enze konke okufanelekile ngokomthetho):
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Isaziso sokwamukeleka kokubhalisa sithunyelwa kwi-Government Printer ebese i-design ishicilelwa kwi-Patent Journal.
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Isitifiketi sokubhalisa sikhishwe.
