Contents
Chapter-I General
1.1 Design 1
1.2 History of Protection 1
Chapter - ii Definition
2.1 General 4
2.2 Article 4
2.3 Controller 7
2.4 Copyright 7
2.5 Design 8
2.6 Original 46
2.7 Prescribed 47
2.8 Proprietor of a new or original design 47
Chapter - iii Registration Of Designs
3.1 Basic Requirements for Registration 49
3.2 Procedure for Registration of Designs 54
3.2.1 Controller-General and other officers 54
3.2.2 Application for registration 54
3.2.3 An application for registration of a design is to be made in the following manner 54
3.2.4 Acceptance of application 56
3.2.5 Objections of the examiner 57
3.2.6 Decision of Controller 57
3.2.7 Date for appeal 57
3.2.8 Default or neglect by the applicant 58
3.2.9 Date of Registration 58
3.3 Reciprocal arrangement with the United Kingdom and other convention organizations 58
3.4 Registration to be in respect of particular article 60
3.5 Publication of particulars of registered designs 61
3.6 Substitution of application 61
3.7 Certificate of registration 62
3.8 Register of designs 62
3.9 Rectification of Register of Designs 64
Chapter-iv Copy Right In Registered Designs
4.1 Exclusive Right and Copyright in Design 69
4.2 Extension of copyright 74
4.3 Marketing of articles before delivery on sale 74
4.4 Restoration of lapsed designs 75
4.5 Procedure for disposal of the application 75
4.6 Rights of proprietor of restored design 76
4.7 Inspection of Registered Designs 76
Chapter-V Cancellation of Registration
5.1 Grounds of cancellation 78
5.2 Procedure of cancellation 78
5.3 Prior Publication 80
5.4 Exhibition of Designs and Invalidation of Registration 88
5.5 Designs to bind Government 89
Chapter-vi Legal Proceedings
6.1 Piracy of Registered Designs 90
6.2 Remedies against the Piracy of Designs 94
6.3 Burden of Proof 95
6.4 Damages 96
6.5 Injunctions 97
6.5.1 Interlocutory Injunction 97
6.5.2 Permanent Injunction 99
6.6 Speedy Disposal of Cases 102
6.7 Delivery up or Destruction of Infringing Articles 103
6.8 Unregistered Designs and Passing off 103
6.9 Defences in a Suit for Infringement 108
Chapter-Vii Power and Duties of Controller
7.1 Powers of a Civil Court 109
7.2 Exercise of discretionary powers 109
7.3 General Powers 109
7.4 Power to take directions 110
7.5 Power of refusal to register a design 110
7.6 Powers in respect of non-declaration of certain information 110
Chapter VIII Appeals To the High Court 111
Chapter IX Avoidance of Restrictive Condition 112
Chapter-X General
10.1 Fees 114
10.2 Inspection etc. of registers 114
10.3 Privilege of Report 114
10.4 Prohibition in abandoned application 114
10.5 Correction of clerical errors 115
10.6 Entry of assignments etc. 115
10.7 Evidence before the Controller 116
10.8 Certificate to be evidence 116
10.9 Evidence of documents 116
10.10 Application etc. to be sent by post 117
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CHAPTER - XI REPEAL AND SAVINGS
11.1 Repeal
11.2 Effect of repeal
11.3 Savings
APPENDICES
A The Design Act, 120
B The Design Rules 146