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Industrial Design Registration in India

Industrial design protection under the Designs Act 2000 safeguards the visual features of a product — its shape, configuration, pattern, or ornamentation — that make it aesthetically distinctive. IPCogito Legal assists with design registration, prosecution, and enforcement across all product categories.

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Design Registration

Filing applications before the Design Office for protection of product appearance under the Designs Act 2000.

Novelty Search

Searching existing design registrations to assess novelty before filing.

Prosecution

Responding to objections and prosecuting design applications to registration.

Cancellation Proceedings

Filing and contesting cancellation petitions before the Controller of Designs.

Design Licensing

Drafting design licence and assignment agreements.

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

It protects the visual appearance of a product — its shape, configuration, surface pattern, or ornamentation — but not its functional features.
An initial period of 10 years, extendable by a further 5 years on payment of the prescribed fee, for a total maximum term of 15 years.
Design registration protects the aesthetic appearance of a product under the Designs Act 2000. Trademark registration protects a brand identifier used in commerce under the Trade Marks Act 1999. A distinctive logo may qualify for both.