Designs Act, 2000

The Designs Act, 2000

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Act ID:	200016
Act Number:	16
Enactment Date:	2000-05-25
Act Year:	2000
Short Title:	The Designs Act, 2000
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
Enforcement Date:	11-05-2001
Notification:	11th May, 2001, vide notification No. S.O. 414(E), dated 11th May, 2001, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS

CHAPTER III

COPYRIGHT IN REGISTERED DESIGNS

CHAPTER IV

INDUSTRIAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

CHAPTER V

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER VI

GENERAL
- Fees
- Provisions as to registers and other documents in the patent office

CHAPTER VII

POWERS AND DUTIES OF CONTROLLER

CHAPTER VIII

EVIDENCE, ETC.

CHAPTER IX

AGENCY

CHAPTER X

POWERS, ETC., OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER XI

REPEAL AND SAVINGS


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

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Year	Description	Files
11-05-2001	The Design Rules, 2001
17-06-2008	The Designs(Amendment) Rules, 2008
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