DESIGN
means any design, form or shape of materials made through the
preparation by any method.
RIGHT
ON DESIGN
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Any
body may have a right on a design of any goods under the act,
which is made or caused to be made by him, and has been
registered in Department.
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Owner
ship of a design can be transfer.
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No
body shall make any goods by using other’s design or in a
way to manipulate the people in general and copying such design
without written consent of the person in whose name design is
registered.
APPLICATION
FOR REGISTRATION OF DESIGN
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Person
willing to get registered a design of any goods made or caused to
be made by him shall apply to the department along with a
description, drawings and sketch of design and four copies of its
model.
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Applicant
shall submit prescribed application fee.
REGISTRATION
OF DESIGN
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The
Department after examination of any application shall register
the in name of applicant
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The
applicant shall pay prescribe registration fee to the Department
to obtain the certificate of registration.
UN-REGISTRABLE
DESIGN
The
design shall not be registered;
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If
,it is deemed to make adverse affect in the dignity of any
individual or institution or,
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It
makes bad affect in the well being and morale of the people in
general or in the national interest, or
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If
such design has already been registered to the name of other
person
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Department
also looks whether the design to be registered is new and
original.
Department
may cancel the registration of any design in case if it deems
that there is a situation of above.
TERMS
AND RENEWAL OF DESIGN
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The
design holder shall have his right on the design for a period of
five years from the date of its registration.
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The
design holder shall renew the registration of design within 35
days from the date of expiry.
PENALTY
TO THE VIOLATOR
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