The Design Act 2000

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