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The Designs Act, 2000

37 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. I — PRELIMINARY
  3. 111th May, 2001, vide notification No. S.O. 414(E), dated 11th May, 2001, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
  4. 2Definitions
  5. II — REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS
  6. 3Controller and other officers
  7. 5Application for registration of designs
  8. 6Registration to be in respect of particular article
  9. 7Publication of particulars of registered designs
  10. 8Power of Controller to make orders regarding substitution of application, etc
  11. 9Certificate of registration
  12. 10Register of designs
  13. III — COPYRIGHT IN REGISTERED DESIGNS
  14. 11Copyright on registration
  15. 12Restoration of lapsed designs
  16. 13Procedure for disposal of applications for restoration of lapsed designs
  17. 14Rights of proprietor of lapsed design which have been restored
  18. 15Requirements before delivery on sales
  19. 17Inspection of registered designs
  20. 18Information as to existence of copyright
  21. V — LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
  22. 23Application of certain provisions of the Act as to patents to designs
  23. VI — GENERAL
  24. 24Fees
  25. 30Entry of assignment and transmissions in registers
  26. 31Rectification of register
  27. VII — POWERS AND DUTIES OF CONTROLLER
  28. 32Powers of Controller in proceedings under Act
  29. 33Exercise of discretionary power by Controller
  30. 34Power of Controller to take directions of the Central Government
  31. 35Refusal to register a design in certain cases
  32. 36Appeals to the High Court
  33. VIII — EVIDENCE, ETC.
  34. 37Evidence before the Controller
  35. 38Certificate of Controller to be evidence
  36. 39Evidence of documents in patent office
  37. 40Applications and notices by post
  38. 41Declaration by infant, lunatic, etc
  39. 42Avoidance of certain restrictive conditions
  40. IX — AGENCY
  41. 43Agency
  42. X — POWERS, ETC., OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
  43. 44Reciprocal arrangement with the United Kingdom and other convention countries or group of countries
  44. 45Report of the Controller to be placed before Parliament
  45. 46Protection of security of India
  46. 47Power of Central Government to make rules