Quality Registration Company : Design Patent

DESIGN PATENT

Design Patent Registration ideally refers to the protection of original designs and obtaining proprietorship over that under the Designs Act, 2000. A design would mean the outline, arrangement, pattern, shape, or décor of an article. Registering a design protects the exclusive rights of the registered owner of the design. This kind of registration is similar to the Intellectual property registration like the trademarks and patents. It is however easier to obtain and hence more attractive though it comes with a narrower scope. The registration protects the owner from infringement of his/her designs.

A design which is applicable to be registered should be original, new and undisclosed to public view in any publication or in any other concrete form before filing the application. It should be distinguishable and different from any design or a combination of designs of known or reputed origin. The design must not be disgraceful or obscene and must concede to the values and ethnicity of the local public. Lastly, the design must conform to the article or product on which it gets displayed and must be relevant.

Requirements/Documents

Novelty : i.e. some part of it has a new development and has not been published in India or elsewhere before the date of filing of the patent application in India.

Nature of the work : This includes class & description of the work, title of the Work. In case of a website copyright, give the URL of the website. You also need be mention the language of the Work

Date of Publication : Mention the date of Publication in internal magazines (if possible). Like a company magazine or a research paper submitted to a professor does not count as publication.