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In this Act unless the context otherwise requires

"Court" means the High Court;

"Creator" means the person who creates the industrial design;

"Harare Protocol" means the Protocol on Patents and Industrial Designs adopted in 1982 in Harare, Zimbabwe and ratified by the Government of Ghana on 20th September, 1983;

"International Classification" means the classification according to the Locarno Agreement of October 8, 1968 establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Justice;

"Paris Convention" means the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of March 20, 1883, as revised,

"priority date" means the date of the earlier application that serves as the basis for the right of priority provided for in the Paris Convention;

"Register" means the Register of Industrial Designs;

"Registered owner" means the registered owner of an industrial design; and

"Registrar" means the Registrar-General.