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Design Registration

Application support for registering eligible industrial-design features of a product.

What is this Service?

Registration of the shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation applied to an article under the Designs Act, 2000 — protecting how a product looks rather than how it works.

Why You Need It

A design-focused product may need its visual identity considered alongside its wider IP strategy.

Key Benefits

Novelty check and Locarno classification advice

Preparation of representation sheets and the statement of novelty

Filing of Form 1 and application-number confirmation

Key Facts

Applicable to: New, original industrial designs not previously published
Filed in: Form 1 with representation sheets, class-wise under Locarno
Typical timeline: 6–12 months to registration if unobjected
Validity: 10 years, extendable by 5 years

Documents Needed

Design drawings or photographs from all required views
Applicant PAN and address proof; Udyam certificate for the reduced fee
Statement of novelty describing what is new
Signed power of attorney

What Is Not Included

Government filing fees per design (billed at actuals)
Examination-report reply or hearing (quoted separately)
Patent or trademark filings for the same product
Infringement action or enforcement