(1) The exploitation of a registered industrial design by persons other than the registered owner shall require the consent of the owner.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), "exploitation" of a registered industrial design means the making, selling, importing or otherwise distributing for commercial purposes, articles bearing or embodying a design which is a copy or substantially a copy of the industrial design.

(3) The rights conferred by registration are not applicable to acts in respect of articles which have been put on the market in any country by the registered owner or with the registered owner's consent.

(4) The registered owner may, in addition to any other rights, remedies or actions available under any enactment, institute court proceedings against any person who infringes the industrial design or who perform's an act which makes it likely that infringement will occur.