The Designs Act, 2000 (Bare Act)/
Universal Law Publishing
- New Delhi: Universal Law Publishing, 2001.
- iv, 73 p.
THE DESIGNS ACT, 2000 Introduction CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY Sections 1. Short title, extent and commencement \y^. Definitions I CHAPTER II REGISTRATION OP DESIGNS 3. Controller and otlier officers 4. Prohibition of registration of certain designs 5. Application for registration of designs 6. Registration to be in respect of particular article - ■7.—Publication of particulars of registered designs 8. Power of Controller to make orders regarding substitution of application, etc. 9. Certificate of registration 10. Register of designs CHAPTER III COPYRIGHT IN REGISTERED DESIGNS 11. Copyright on registration 12. Restoration of lapsed designs 13. Procedure for disposal of applications for restoration of lapsed designs 14. Rights of proprietor of lapsed design which have been restored 15. Recjuirements before delivery on sales 16. Effect of disclosure on copyright 17. Inspection of registered designs 18. Information as to existence of copyright 19. Cancellation of registration 20. Designs to bind Government CHAPTER IV INDUSTRIAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 21. Provisions as to exhibitions CHAPTER P ,,,^EGAL PROCEEDINGS 22. Piracy of registered design 23. Application of certam provisions of the Act as to patents to designs 9 9 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 14 \ CHAPTER VI GENERAL Fees A 24. Fees 25. Notice of trust not to be entered in registers 26. Inspection of and extracts from registers 27. Privilege of reports of Controller 28. Prohibition and publication of specification, drawings, etc., where application abandoned, etc. 29. Power of Controller to correct clerical errors 30. Entry of assignment and transmissions in registers 31. Rectification of register ^ , CHAPTER VII V^OWERS AND DUTIES OF CONTROLLER 32. Powers of Controller in proceedings under Act 33. Exercise of discretionary power by Controller 34. Power of Controller to take directions of the Central Government 35. Refusal to register a design in certain cases 36. Appeals to the High Court CHAPTER VIII ^ EVIDENCE, ETC 37. Evidence before the Controller 38. Certificate of Controller to be evidence 39. Evidence of documents in patent office 40. Applications and notices by post 41. Declaration by infant, lunatic, etc. 42. Avoidance of certain restrictive conditions .^CHAPTER IX AGENCY 43. Agency CHAPTER X POWERS, ETC., OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 44 Reciprocal arrangement with the United Kingdom and other convention ' coimtries or group of eountries or inter-govemmental organisations . 45. Report of the ControUer to be placed before Parliament 46. Protection of security of India 47. Power of Central Government to make rules ■ „ • CHAPTER XI REPEAL AND SAVINGS ^ 48. Repeal and savings \ 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 16 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 IS 18 18 18 19 20 21 21 21 23 THE DESIGNS RULES, 2001 PRELIMINARY 1. Short title and commencement 2. Definitions 3. Manner for leaving and serving documents 4. Address for service 5. Fees 6. Forms • 7. Size, etc., of documents •' 8. Signature and verification of dociunents specified in sections 5, 12, 19 and 37 ' 9. Agency 10. Classification of goods APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION 11. Application 12. Statement of novelty 13. Additional copies of representation or specimens 147" ReprSen ta tion 15. Reciprocity application for the registration of a design 16. Manner in which a claim under sub-section (1) of section 8 shall be made 17. Acceptance 18. Objections 19. Decision of Controller 20. Date for appeal 21. Non-completion witliin stipulated period 22. Publication of tlie particulars of registered design under section 7 23. Marnier of making an application under sub-section (2) of section 11 - a 24. Restoration of designs 25. Payment of unpaid extension fee MARKING OF ARTICLES 26. Marking of articles before delivery on sale INSPECTIONS AND SEARCHES 27. Inspection of designs 28. Search under section 18 CANCELLATION 29. Cancellation of registration of designs under section 19 GENERAL Register of Designs 30. Registering designs 31. Alteration of address 32. Registration of documents under sub-section (3) of section 30
33. Application for entry of subsequent proprietorship 34. Particulars in applications 35. Production of documents of title and otlier proof 36. Form of entry 37. Entry of notification of documents 38. Hours of inspection of Register 39. Rectification of Register 40. Opposition to rectification CERTIFICATES 41. Certified copies of documents 42. Form, etc., of affidavits AWARD OF COST BY CONTROLLER 43. Scale of costs MISCELLANEOUS POWERS OF CONTROLLER 44. Exercise of discretionary power of ControUer, miscellaneous power of Controller 45. Controller may require statement 46^ General power of amendment 47. General power to enlarge time 47A. Digital Signature REPEAL .48. Repeal THE FIRST SCHEDULE.— Fees THE SECOND SCHEDULE.— List of Forms the THIRD SCHEDULE.— Classification of Goods the fourth SCHEDULE.- Scale of cosLs allowable in proceedmgs before tlie Controller the fifth schedule.- Certificate of RegistraHon of Design