D esigns
Designs refer to the features of shape, configuration, pattern, ornament, or composition of lines or colours applied to any article.
The aesthetic aspects of your products, such as shape, configuration, pattern, and ornament, are protected under the Designs Act, 2000. Our team at KD Lex Chambers LLP specializes in the protection of industrial designs, ensuring that your unique product designs are legally safeguarded. Registered designs are protected for an initial period of 10 years, extendable by an additional 5 years. We assist with design registration, infringement actions, and enforcement, helping you maintain your competitive edge by preventing unauthorized copying and imitation.
Design Registration
We assist you in protecting your original designs through registration as per law with the concerned authorities in a hassle-free manner, within the shortest possible time.
Design Litigation
Design infringement involves the unauthorized use of a registered design. Our firm assists in design litigation through competent law enforcement authorities which, through the following remedies:
- Infringement Actions: Seeking injunctions and damages for unauthorized use.
- Cancellation Proceedings: Challenging the validity of a registered design on grounds such as lack of novelty.
- Infringement of Designs: When a second party infringes upon your original Design.
- Cancellation of Designs: These pertain to matters which require cancellation of another’s registered design.
The Designs Act, 2000, regulates and provides an oversight with respect to the registration and protection of designs in India.
Why Design Registration?
Provides protection for an initial period of 10 years, extendable by an additional 5 years, safeguarding unique product designs from unauthorized copying or any other form of usage.