INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

Industrial design is a process of design applied to products that are to be manufactured through techniques of mass production.

Registration of industrial design

1.    Submit a duly filled in registration form with the prescribed fees along with four copies of the representation of the Design (of size 33cm x 25cm with suitable margins). The drawing should clearly depict the features of the design from all the views and it must state the view.

2.    The Application along with the required documents must be submitted to the Design Wing of the Patent Office in Kolkata or to any branch office of the Patent Office in Delhi, Mumbai or Chennai.

3.    On receipt of the application in the Patent Office, the Application is numbered, dated and taken up for examination. (Please note that unlike Patents there is no need to file a separate request for examination. Design Applications, once filed are automatically taken up for examination)

4.    If any defects are noticed in the Application, they are communicated to the Applicant or to his Agent.

5.    The defects must be corrected within a period of 6 months from the official date of Application.

6.    If the defects are not rectified, as required by the Controller a personal hearing is provided to the applicant. The Controller’s decision after the hearing is communicated in writing (stating reasons) to the Applicant or his Agent.

7.    The Applicant can appeal to the High Court (within 3 months from the date of the Controller’s decision)

Once accepted the Application is notified in the Patent Office Journal.