Bare Acts

The Designs Act, 2000

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

डिजाइन अधिनियम, 2000

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Act Details

Act Number:

Act Year:

2000

Location:

Enactment Date:

5/25/2000

Enforcement Date:

11-05-2001

Ministry:

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Department:

Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

Full List of Sections

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 to Section 2

Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2

Definitions.

REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS

Section 3 to Section 10

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

COPYRIGHT IN REGISTERED DESIGNS

Section 11 to Section 20

Section 11

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.

INDUSTRIAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

Section 21

Provisions as to exhibitions.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Section 22 to Section 23

Section 22

Piracy of registered design.

Section 23

Application of certain provisions of the Act as to patents to designs.

Fees

Section 24

Fees.

Provisions as to registers and other documents in the patent office

Section 25 to Section 31

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.

POWERS AND DUTIES OF CONTROLLER

Section 32 to Section 36

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.

EVIDENCE, ETC.

Section 37 to Section 42

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.

AGENCY

Section 43

Agency.

POWERS, ETC., OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

Section 44 to Section 47

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.

REPEAL AND SAVINGS

Section 48

Repeal and savings.