Design Registration
₹6,161.00 – ₹9,974.00
Design registration for one article, wherein the applicant is a proprietor or individual.
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Description
Design Registration
Design registration is a type of intellectual property protection under which a newly created design applied to an article created under an industrial process can be protected from counterfeiting. Design registration provides the creator exclusive rights to use the design for ten years, which can be further extended for five years.
A shape, configuration, pattern or ornament, or composition of lines and colors or combination applied to any article can be registered under the Design Act,2000. But for a design to get registered, it must satisfy the following conditions:
- It should be new and original.
- The design should relate to shape, configuration, pattern, or ornament applied to an article.
- The design must be applied to any article by an industrial process.
- The design must be visible and should appear in the article.
Under the Design Act, the owner of a registered design can seek legal remedy in case of infringement.
Definition of Design
A design is defined under Section 2(d) of the Designs Act 2001, as only the features of a shape, pattern, configuration, composition, or ornament of lines or colors that are applied to any article that is two dimensional, three dimensional, or both by an industrial process or any means whether mechanical, manual or chemical, separated or combined, which in the finished article are judged solely by the eye; but is not taken into account upon the principle of construction or anything which is in substance a merely mechanical device.
Documents Required for Design Registration
Following documents are to be submitted to get design registration:
- A certified copy of the original or certified copies of extracts from the disclaimer
- Affidavits
- Declaration
- Other public documents can be made available on payment of a fee.
The affidavit should be in paragraph form and should contain a declaration of truth and verifiability. However, the cost involved in design registration may be regulated by the controller according to the fourth schedule.
Design registration process
- Name of the applicant
- Address of the applicant
- Nationality of the applicant
Suppose the applicant is not a natural person, i.e., a company, then information regarding the legal status must be included.
The design registration is valid for ten years from the date of Registration.
Difference between Design Registration and Trademark
| Design Registration | Trademark |
|---|---|
| A design registration would enable the protection of the physical appearance of a distinctive product you are planning to sell to the public (so long as that appearance does not affect the product’s function in any way) | A trademark would defend the symbols or words you use to identify the product as coming from your specific business. |
| A design registration protects any new and innovative ornamental design of an article of manufacture. | Trademark registration protects a word or words, name, symbol, or drawing used in commerce to distinguish one source of goods or services from that of another. |
In certain conditions, both forms of protection may be accessible to cover a single design, providing potential rewards for these rights owners.
Significant aspects to keep in mind during Design registration
File Properly
An experienced professional from IndiaFilings can significantly improve the chances of successful design registration by filing a professional application, addressing all the aspects of the Design Act.
Government Processing
Filings a design registration application does not guarantee registration of the design. Design registration is a process, and Registration is provided by the registrar basing each case’s facts and premise.
Professionals at IndiaFilings can provide proper guidance for filing design registration applications based on experience and expertise.
Timeline
Post filing of a design registration application, it is essential to periodically check the application’s status until it is processed on the Government site. The design registration application process sometimes requires a time-bound response or action from the applicant.
Hence, it is essential to check the status continually check the application’s status and take the required steps.
Protection
A list of all registered designs is maintained and published by the Patent Office to put competitors on notice about Registrationregistering a design and preventing counterfeiting.
In case of infringement or piracy of a registered design, the owner of the registered design can seek legal remedy under the Designs Act.
10 Year Protection
Designs registered under the Designs Act are protected for ten years, renewable by another five years. However, design registration mainly applies only to designs used by an industrial process on any article.
Hence, items covered under the Trademark Act or Copyright Act cannot be registered as a design.
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