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As published
22 Inspection of registered designs.
(1) Where a design has been registered under this Act, there shall be open to inspection at the Patent Office on and after the day on which the certificate of registration is granted—
(a) the representation or specimen of the design, ...
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
This subsection has effect subject to subsection (4) and to any rules made under section 5(2) of this Act.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) Where registration of a design has been refused pursuant to an application under this Act, or an application under this Act has been abandoned in relation to any design—
(a) the application, so far as relating to that design, and
(b) any representation, specimen or other document which has been filed and relates to that design,
shall not at any time be open to inspection at the Patent Office or be published by the registrar.
Your change, as a redline
22 Inspection of registered designs.
(1) Where a design has been registered under this Act, there shall be open to inspection at the Patent Office on and after the day on which the certificate of registration is granted—
(a) the representation or specimen of the design, ...
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
This subsection has effect subject to subsection (4) and to any rules made under section 5(2) of this Act.
(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) Where registration of a design has been refused pursuant to an application under this Act, or an application under this Act has been abandoned in relation to any design—
(a) the application, so far as relating to that design, and
(b) any representation, specimen or other document which has been filed and relates to that design,
shall not at any time be open to inspection at the Patent Office or be published by the registrar.
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