lnuuS18lAL uLSlCn AC1 2000

WhaL ls lndusLrlal ueslgn?

W lndusLrlal deslgn ls Lhe aesLheLlc aspecL of an
arLlcle
W 1wo forms of deslgns recognlzed by law
luncLlonal AspecL
vlsual AspecL
W lndusLrlal deslgn makes an arLlcle aLLracLlve
and appeallng
W lL adds Lo commerclal value of Lhe producL
W lL lncreases producL's markeLablllLy
W 1he law relaLed Lo lndusLrlal ueslgn ls
lndusLrlal deslgn AcL 2000
W 1o geL proLecLlon under lndusLrlal deslgn AcL
2000 Lhe deslgn musL
W MusL be 'new'
W MusL be 'orlglnal'
W Appeal Lo an eye
W ossess aesLheLlc naLure
W When an lndusLrlal deslgn ls proLecLed
1he owner ls assured of excluslve rlghL agalnsL
unauLhorlzed copylng or lmlLaLlon of deslgn by
Lhlrd parLles
1hls ensures falr reLurn on lnvesLmenL
ague AgreemenL
W lndusLrlal deslgn ls llmlLed Lo Lhe counLry ln whlch
proLecLlon ls granLed
W 1hls agreemenL ls concerned wlLh lnLernaLlonal
ueposlLs of lndusLrlal deslgn
W under ague agreemenL a procedure for
lnLernaLlonal reglsLraLlon ls provlded
W 1hls agreemenL ls admlnlsLered by WlC
W An appllcanL can flle a slngle lnLernaLlonal deposlL
elLher wlLh WlC or Lhe naLlonal offlce of Lhe
counLry whlch ls parLy Lo Lhe LreaLy
Mean|ng of Des|gn under Des|gn Act 2000
W ueslgn means only Lhe feaLures of shape
conflguraLlon paLLern ornamenL or
composlLlon of llnes or colours applled Lo any
arLlcle
W Appeals Lo eye
W ssent|a| requ|rements for the keg|strat|on of
des|gn under Des|gn Act 2000
W ueslgn musL be new and orlglnal
W lL musL noL be prevlously publlshed or used ln
any counLry before Lhe daLe of appllcaLlon for
reglsLraLlon
W 1he deslgn should relaLe Lo feaLures of shape
conflguraLlon paLLern or ornamenLaLlon of an
arLlcle
W 1he deslgn should be applled or appllcable Lo
any arLlcle by any lndusLrlal process
W 1he feaLures of Lhe deslgns ln Lhe flnlshed
arLlcle should appeal Lo and are [udged solely
by Lhe eye
W 1he deslgn should noL lnclude any Lrade mark
or properLy mark or arLlsLlc works
Durat|on of reg|stered des|gns
W 1he LoLal Llme of a reglsLered deslgn ls 13
years
W lnlLlally Lhe rlghL ls granLed for a perlod of 10
years whlch can be exLended by anoLher 3
years by maklng an appllcaLlon and paylng a
fee of 8s 2000/ Lo Lhe ConLroller before Lhe
explry of lnlLlal 10 years perlod
Des|gns not e||g|b|e for reg|strat|on under the
Des|gns Act 2000
W ueslgns whlch are conLrary Lo publlc order or
morallLy
W ueslgns whlch lack novelLy / orglnallLy
W ueslgns whlch have been dlsclosed Lo publlc
anywhere ln lndla or ln any oLher counLry by
publlcaLlon ln Langlble form
W ueslgns whlch are noL slgnlflcanLly
dlsLlngulshable from known deslgns
W ueslgns whlch conLaln scandalous or obscene
maLLer
App||cat|on for reg|strat|on of des|gns
W AppllcaLlon for reglsLraLlon ls flled wlLh Lhe
ConLroller of deslgns Lhrough professlonal
person llke legal pracLlLloner
9|racy of Des|gn
W lL means lmlLaLlon Lo any arLlcle belonglng Lo
class of arLlcles ln whlch Lhe deslgn has been
reglsLered
W lor Lhe purpose of sale or lmporLaLlon of such
arLlcles
W WlLhouL Lhe wrlLLen consenL of Lhe reglsLered
proprleLor
9ena|ty for the p|racy of a reg|stered Des|gn
W lf anyone conLravenes Lhe reglsLered deslgn he
ls llable for every offence Lo pay a sum noL
exceedlng 8s 23000/ Lo Lhe reglsLered
proprleLor sub[ecL Lo a maxlmum of 8s
30000/