4. Office and maintenance of registers

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

There shall be an office called the National

Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka (hereinafter referred to as the “Office”). Such office shall be the sole office in Sri

Lanka for the registration and administration of Industrial designs, patents, marks and any other matter as provided by the Act.

(2)

All registers required to be kept and maintained under the provisions of this Act shall be kept and maintained under the supervision of the Director-General at the Office and such registers shall be the only legally recognized registers in Sri Lanka for the registration of industrial designs, patents, marks and any other matter as provided by the Act.

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