Charlie designed a piece of furniture that had a novel appearance.He registered the design,then later discovered that another manufacturer was producing exactly the same piece of furniture.
-The only defence available to the other manufacturer would be that he had developed the design before Charlie registered his own design.

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The other manufacturer can defend themselves by proving they independently created the design before Charlie registered it, which would challenge the novelty of Charlie's registered design.

Charlie Designed a Piece of Furniture That Had a Novel