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The Patent Act 1970
The Patent Rules 2003
The Design Act 2000
The Trademark Act 1999
The Copyright Act 1957
Intellectual Property: Patent, Design, Trademark, Copyright

The Design Act 2000
Table of Content

Table of Content

Section 1 : Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2 : Definitions
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
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
Section 21 : Provisions as to exhibitions
Section 22 : Piracy of registered design
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
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