Act 16 of 2000

The Designs Act, 2000

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

  • Ministry of Commerce and Industry
  • Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
  • Enacted 2000-05-25
  • 48 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Controller and other officers. Read
4 Prohibition of registration of certain designs. Read
5 Application for registration of designs. Read
6 Registration to be in respect of particular article. Read
7 Publication of particulars of registered designs. Read
8 Power of Controller to make orders regarding substitution of application, etc. Read
9 Certificate of registration. Read
10 Register of designs. Read
11 Copyright on registration. Read
12 Restoration of lapsed designs. Read
13 Procedure for disposal of applications for restoration of lapsed designs. Read
14 Rights of proprietor of lapsed design which have been restored. Read
15 Requirements before delivery on sales. Read
16 Effect of disclosure on copyright. Read
17 Inspection of registered designs. Read
18 Information as to existence of copyright. Read
19 Cancellation of registration. Read
20 Designs to bind Government. Read
21 Provisions as to exhibitions. Read
22 Piracy of registered design. Read
23 Application of certain provisions of the Act as to patents to designs. Read
24 Fees. Read
25 Notice of trust not to be entered in registers. Read
26 Inspection of and extracts from registers. Read
27 Privilege of reports of Controller. Read
28 Prohibition and publication of specification, drawings, etc., where application abandoned, etc. Read
29 Power of Controller to correct clerical errors. Read
30 Entry of assignment and transmissions in registers. Read
31 Rectification of register. Read
32 Powers of Controller in proceedings under Act. Read
33 Exercise of discretionary power by Controller. Read
34 Power of Controller to take directions of the Central Government. Read
35 Refusal to register a design in certain cases. Read
36 Appeals to the High Court. Read
37 Evidence before the Controller. Read
38 Certificate of Controller to be evidence. Read
39 Evidence of documents in patent office. Read
40 Applications and notices by post. Read
41 Declaration by infant, lunatic, etc. Read
42 Avoidance of certain restrictive conditions. Read
43 Agency. Read
44 Reciprocal arrangement with the United Kingdom and other convention countries or group of countries of inter-governmental organisations. Read
45 Report of the Controller to be placed before Parliament. Read
46 Protection of security of India. Read
47 Power of Central Government to make rules. Read
48 Repeal and savings. Read
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