The Designs Act, 2000
Central Act ยท Act 16 of 200048 provisions7 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to protection of designs. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 16 of 2000 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 48 |
| Subjects | ip |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.1 citing judgment
- 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.1 citing judgment
- 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.2 citing judgments
- Section 20 Designs to bind Government.
- Section 21 Provisions as to exhibitions.
- Section 22 Piracy of registered design.3 citing judgments
- 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.
- Section 48 Repeal and savings.
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