Designs (Protection) Act 1988

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:administered_by Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks
gptkbp:amended_by Designs (Amendment) Act 2000
Designs (Amendment) Act 2008
gptkbp:applies_to manufacturers and designers
gptkbp:date_enacted gptkb:1988
gptkbp:design a feature of shape, configuration, pattern, ornamentation, or composition of lines or colors
gptkbp:duration_of_protection 10 years
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enforces Intellectual Property Appellate Board
gptkbp:establishes Designs Registry
gptkbp:excludes_protection_for functional designs
gptkbp:facilitates legal recourse for design infringement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Designs (Protection) Act 1988
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for renewal of registration
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in policy reviews
gptkbp:is_associated_with design protection initiatives
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:is_criticized_for some designers
complex registration process
gptkbp:is_discussed_in parliamentary sessions
legal seminars
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by intellectual property experts
gptkbp:is_implemented_in Designs Rules 2001
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gptkb:international_treaties
gptkbp:is_linked_to global design standards
gptkbp:is_monitored_by gptkb:Department_for_Promotion_of_Industry_and_Internal_Trade
gptkbp:is_part_of intellectual property framework
Indian intellectual property law
national design policy
gptkbp:is_prominent_in design law discussions
gptkbp:is_promoted_by government initiatives
gptkbp:is_protected_by registered designs
gptkbp:is_referenced_in academic literature
gptkbp:is_related_to Copyright Act 1957
Trademarks Act 1999
gptkbp:is_relevant_to gptkb:business_practices
gptkbp:is_subject_to judicial review
gptkbp:is_supported_by legal practitioners
design industry stakeholders
gptkbp:is_used_in design education
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:India
gptkbp:promotes innovation in design
gptkbp:provides infringement penalties
gptkbp:purpose to protect industrial designs
gptkbp:registration gptkb:design
application process
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:intellectual_property
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:None
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Intellectual_Property_Act_2014
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7