Section 58, The Patents and Industrial Design Act, 2012

(1) The registration of an industrial design shall be for aperiod of five years from the filing date of the application for registration. (2) The registration may be renewed for two further consecutive periods of five years on the payment of the prescribed fee. (3) A period of grace of six months shall be allowed for the late payment of the renewal fee on payment of the prescribed surcharge. (4) Where industrial design has elapsed due to the nonpayment of the renewal fee within the prescribed period, the owner of the design may, in the prescribed manner and on the payment of the prescribed fee, apply to the Registrar for the restoration of the industrial design. (5) If the Registrar is satisfied that the omission to pay was unintentional and that no undue delay has occurred in the making of the application, he shall advertise the application in the prescribed manner and any person may, within the prescribed period, give notice objecting to the restoration of the industrial design. PART VIII - GENERAL PROVISIONS