Act Number: 16

Act Name: The Designs Act, 2000

Year: 2000

Enactment Date: 2000-05-25

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

Ministry: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department: Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Section 4: Prohibition of registration of certain designs.
    A design which--
         (a) is not new or original; or
         (b) has been disclosed to the public anywhere in India or in any other country by publication in tangible form or by use or in any other way prior to the filing date, or where applicable, the priority date of the application for registration; or
         (c) is not significantly distinguishable from known designs or combination of known designs; or
         (d) comprises or contains scandalous or obscene matter,
shall not be registered.
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