A- RTICiLE IX

 RESIST-:AIcO 3 :Fs3IG:-S

 Section 1. Design piracy is hereby declared to be an unfair
method o:f c 'rh.tition. The term tdcsig1! as used herein, signifies
designs artistic or ornamental ani& not fuixctimnal or mechanical. :To
member :.f the industry shall imitate or copy, or cause to be imitoated
or cpied, any design original in its aplication to any product of
the industry, without the consent of the owner thereof, if:

 (a) A drawing, photograph or model of saidC design
 ;.as been registered with a (isinterested and inmirtial
 a, iency to be designated b the Code Authority with the
 ap"'tr:.val of the Administrator. In registering such
 design, the reEistrant shall indicate clearly the par-
 ticular or particulars in which such design is ori, Ini.l
 i its application to any product of the i:..u.try, shall,
 in addCition, submit a sworn statement in v.',iic ', he certifies
 that to the best of his Tk-owledje and belief, such design
 is in fact original as aforesaid, and shall .-c-cify the
 date of conception of such design. Such disinterested and
 impartial a, ency shall accept any .esign submitted for
 registration as aforesaid, and shall issue a certificate
 of registration to the registrai8.t.
 ('(b) Said design has beon 'Iffored for sale, or said
 cei,-_.- has been teplied t r )Jonjdied in articles pro-
 duced u2Cer this CodCe or any other code affecting similar
 prCoducts for sale or public distribution.

 (c) Said design or said article to which said design
 is ar--olied or in Wrieh s.id, cdesi<. is embodied bears the
 mark "Registered ,A design" or .egL. :. Code iTuiber",
 and. the date of registration.

 Provided, that the prohiiibiti)m. herein ai.. t pirac of aiy
design hall expire si:: months from the date of registrations thereof.

 Section 2. An Arbitration Board shall be set up to settle
 differences occasioned by conflicts in design or riorit of rights
 under rc istered designs. After all -ossible effort has been exerted
 to amicably settle such differences, the Arbitration Board shall sub-
 mit t-; t.e Adrinistrator in vrrting a statc.-ent setting" forth the facts
 pertai:ini thereto, with roc re'rn,m.o-d-ttions aIs to the desired action to
 settle such differences.

 Section 3. 1Tothing cntaied in this Ar:ticle IX shall be con-
 strued t'. limit the protection afforded to desi :."rs or manufacturers
 in respect to designs under existin-, law.