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The Designs Act, 2000

Central

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to protection of designs.

Act number
16 of 2000
Ministry
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Department
Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
Enacted
25 May 2000

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48 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions.
  3. Section 3Controller and other officers.
  4. Section 4Prohibition of registration of certain designs.
  5. Section 5Application for registration of designs.
  6. Section 6Registration to be in respect of particular article.
  7. Section 7Publication of particulars of registered designs.
  8. Section 8Power of Controller to make orders regarding substitution of application, etc.
  9. Section 9Certificate of registration.
  10. Section 10Register of designs.
  11. Section 11Copyright on registration.
  12. Section 12Restoration of lapsed designs.
  13. Section 13Procedure for disposal of applications for restoration of lapsed designs.
  14. Section 14Rights of proprietor of lapsed design which have been restored.
  15. Section 15Requirements before delivery on sales.
  16. Section 16Effect of disclosure on copyright.
  17. Section 17Inspection of registered designs.
  18. Section 18Information as to existence of copyright.
  19. Section 19Cancellation of registration.
  20. Section 20Designs to bind Government.
  21. Section 21Provisions as to exhibitions.
  22. Section 22Piracy of registered design.
  23. Section 23Application of certain provisions of the Act as to patents to designs.
  24. Section 24Fees.
  25. Section 25Notice of trust not to be entered in registers.
  26. Section 26Inspection of and extracts from registers.
  27. Section 27Privilege of reports of Controller.
  28. Section 28Prohibition and publication of specification, drawings, etc., where application abandoned, etc.
  29. Section 29Power of Controller to correct clerical errors.
  30. Section 30Entry of assignment and transmissions in registers.
  31. Section 31Rectification of register.
  32. Section 32Powers of Controller in proceedings under Act.
  33. Section 33Exercise of discretionary power by Controller.
  34. Section 34Power of Controller to take directions of the Central Government.
  35. Section 35Refusal to register a design in certain cases.
  36. Section 36Appeals to the High Court.
  37. Section 37Evidence before the Controller.
  38. Section 38Certificate of Controller to be evidence.
  39. Section 39Evidence of documents in patent office.
  40. Section 40Applications and notices by post.
  41. Section 41Declaration by infant, lunatic, etc.
  42. Section 42Avoidance of certain restrictive conditions.
  43. Section 43Agency.
  44. Section 44Reciprocal arrangement with the United Kingdom and other convention countries or group of countries of inter-governmental organisations.
  45. Section 45Report of the Controller to be placed before Parliament.
  46. Section 46Protection of security of India.
  47. Section 47Power of Central Government to make rules.
  48. Section 48Repeal and savings.