What circumstances would prevent the originator of an industrial design from making an application to the Industrial Design Office for patent protection?
A) The high degree of ingenuity has not been attained.
B) The originality standard is lower than the standard of inventiveness.
C) The design was ordered and paid for by another.
D) Foreign filing within preceding 12 months has patent priority.

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If the design was ordered and paid for by another, the rights to the design may belong to the person or entity that commissioned and paid for it, preventing the originator from applying for patent protection.

What Circumstances Would Prevent the Originator of an Industrial Design