Design registration provides the creator, exclusive rights over use of the design for a period of ten years, that can be further extended for a period of five years. In case of infringement, the owner of a ed design can seek legal remedy under the Design Act.
MAANOF is the leading business services platform in India, offering a variety of services like trademark registration, business registration, tax registration, tax filing and capital syndication. MAANOF can help you a Design. The average time taken to draft and file a design registration application is about 10 – 15 working days, subject to government processing time and client document submission. Get a free consultation on filing a design registration application by scheduling an appointment with an MAANOF Advisor.
Professionally
It’s important that a professional file for the registration of a design to ensure that the design is properly protected. An experienced professional can help significantly improve chances of successful design registration by filing a professional application, addressing all the aspects of Designs Act.
Government Process
Filing a design registration application does not guarantee registration of the design. Design registration is a process and registration is provided only by the Registrar – based on the facts and premises of each case. Hence, our professionals can only make best efforts for filing of design registration application based on experience and expertise.
Protection
List of all ed designs are maintained and published by the Patent Office to put competitors on notice about registration of a design and prevent counterfeiting. In case of infringement or piracy of a ed design, the owner of the ed design can seek legal remedy under the Designs Act.
Timeline
Post filing of a design registration application, it is important to periodically check the status of the application until its processing on the Government side. Design registration application process sometimes requires various time-bound response or action from the applicant. Hence, it’s important to continually check the status of the application and take required action until registration.
10 Year Protection
Designs ed under the Designs Act are protected for a period of ten years, renewable by another 5 years. However, design registration mainly applies only to designs applied by an industrial process on any article. Hence, items that are covered under the Trademark Act or Copyright Act cannot be ed as a design.
How we help with design registration
MAANOF.com can apply for your design registration in 3 to 5 days.