Design Registration in Coimbatore

Design Registration is crucial for safeguarding the exclusive rights of a newly introduced design. Whether it's a company creating a product or an individual designer crafting a unique design, Design Registration is essential. Through registration, the owner secures distinctive features associated with their design. In Coimbatore, Solubilis facilitates Design Registration for a ten-year duration, providing post-registration benefits under the Design Act.

As a leading Design registration service provider in Coimbatore, Solubilis extends its dedicated services across various localities, including Kuniamuthur, Perur, Kalapatti, Gopalapuram, Sitra, and more. During consultation, Solubilis guides clients through the features, procedures, and essential aspects of design registration in Coimbatore. The design creator gains exclusive ownership over the shape, features, patterns, or ornaments, as design is considered a form of intellectual property. Our legal experts expedite the ownership acquisition process.

Solubilis does online design registration in Coimbatore under Section 2(d) of the Designs Act 2001. Upon grant, design registration bestows rights for 15 years from the application date, with the initial registration valid for 10 years and renewable for an additional 5 years.

For Design Registration in Coimbatore, a crucial criterion is that the design must be new or original, not previously published or used in any country before the application date. Novelty can be in the application of a known shape or pattern to new subject matter. The design should be applicable to any article through an industrial process.
Typically, designs of artistic nature, such as paintings and sculptures not produced in bulk through industrial processes, are excluded from registration under the Act. Additionally, the design should not incorporate any trademark, property mark, or artistic works defined under the Copyright Act, 1957. Solubilis ensures a swift and efficient registration process, securing the exclusive rights of design creators.

Documents for online design registration in Coimbatore

Photographs:

  • Photographs should showcase various angles to reveal the design's appearance, including front, rear, right and left sides, top, and bottom views.

    • If the applicant is individual

  • Pan card
  • Aadhaar card

    • If the applicant is company

  • registration Certificate

Benefits of Design Registration

  • A well-crafted design captivates customers, enhancing the commercial value and market appeal of the product.
  • Through online design registration in Coimbatore, the creator gains exclusive rights, safeguarding their design against unauthorized use and ensuring its originality.
  • A unique design contributes to brand identity, setting it apart in the market.
  • Design registration provides exclusive rights over time, bolstering the reputation of the design and potentially leading to long-lasting trademark rights.
  • It proves to be a valuable asset for businesses, especially in aesthetically-driven consumer markets where a product's appearance significantly influences its success, sometimes even surpassing functionality in importance.

FAQ'S


Industrial Designs, or Designs for short, confer exclusive rights for the aesthetic appearance and shape of a product. These rights apply to products that can be independently produced or form part of an assembled product.

In India, the Designs wing of the Patent Office, situated in the Kolkata Patent Office, issues Design registrations.

In India, for obtaining Design Registration, the object or product must be new and not previously published at the time of application.

Yes! A design registration held by an individual, SME, or corporate entity can be assigned, transferred, or licensed to a third party. The specifics of such transactions need to be officially registered with the Designs Wing of the Patent Office in Kolkata.

Design registration applications utilize the Locarno Classification of Designs. This classification system categorizes objects into groups and subgroups based on various product types, providing a clear indication of the specific category an object falls under when seeking design registration.

After applying for design registration, the product undergoes scrutiny by the Patent Office, Designs Wing, Kolkata. A First Examination Report (FER) is issued, and a response must be submitted within 6 months. Once all requirements are met, the application progresses toward grant, typically taking about 1 year for design registration approval.

If someone violates the copyright rights of a design, they are liable for an offense and must pay a sum not exceeding Rs. 25,000 to the registered proprietor. A maximum amount of Rs. 50,000 for contractual debt should be paid for a single design. The registered proprietor can initiate an agreement to recover damages and address the repetition as mentioned earlier. The total recovery should not exceed Rs. 50,000 as a contractual debt, as stated in Section 22(2)(a). Any legal proceedings for such violations, damage recovery, etc., should not be filed below the level of the District Judge's court.

Once granted, a Design registration is valid for 10 years and can be extended for an additional 5 years.

Yes. Upon registering a design for an object, one can apply for and obtain copyrights for the same design.

Yes. After submitting a Design Application in India, one can file the same design application through the Conventional system within 11 months, claiming priority based on the initial Indian filing.

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