The Designs Act, 2000
Central · 2000
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
- S. 2Definitions.
- S. 3Controller and other officers.
- S. 4Prohibition of registration of certain designs.
- S. 5Application for registration of designs.
- S. 6Registration to be in respect of particular article.
- S. 7Publication of particulars of registered designs.
- S. 8Power of Controller to make orders regarding substitution of application, etc.
- S. 9Certificate of registration.
- S. 10Register of designs.
- S. 11Copyright on registration.
- S. 12Restoration of lapsed designs.
- S. 13Procedure for disposal of applications for restoration of lapsed designs.
- S. 14Rights of proprietor of lapsed design which have been restored.
- S. 15Requirements before delivery on sales.
- S. 16Effect of disclosure on copyright.
- S. 17Inspection of registered designs.
- S. 18Information as to existence of copyright.
- S. 19Cancellation of registration.
- S. 20Designs to bind Government.
- S. 21Provisions as to exhibitions.
- S. 22Piracy of registered design.
- S. 23Application of certain provisions of the Act as to patents to designs.
- S. 24Fees.
- S. 25Notice of trust not to be entered in registers.
- S. 26Inspection of and extracts from registers.
- S. 27Privilege of reports of Controller.
- S. 28Prohibition and publication of specification, drawings, etc., where application abandoned, etc.
- S. 29Power of Controller to correct clerical errors.
- S. 30Entry of assignment and transmissions in registers.
- S. 31Rectification of register.
- S. 32Powers of Controller in proceedings under Act.
- S. 33Exercise of discretionary power by Controller.
- S. 34Power of Controller to take directions of the Central Government.
- S. 35Refusal to register a design in certain cases.
- S. 36Appeals to the High Court.
- S. 37Evidence before the Controller.
- S. 38Certificate of Controller to be evidence.
- S. 39Evidence of documents in patent office.
- S. 40Applications and notices by post.
- S. 41Declaration by infant, lunatic, etc.
- S. 42Avoidance of certain restrictive conditions.
- S. 43Agency.
- S. 44Reciprocal arrangement with the United Kingdom and other convention countries or group of countries of inter-governmental organisations.
- S. 45Report of the Controller to be placed before Parliament.
- S. 46Protection of security of India.
- S. 47Power of Central Government to make rules.
- S. 48Repeal and savings.