Every design be it for aesthetics, art or professional purposes, speaks of creativity and immense talent. The best Legal Practices safeguard the originality of each well-planned design.
Every design be it for aesthetics, art or professional purposes, speaks of creativity and immense talent. The best Legal Practices safeguard the originality of each well-planned design.
If you are an inventor, designer, developer or author, you can protect your work through intellectual property law. Intellectual property law ensures that others may not use your
creations unless you give permission to do so. This gives you the opportunity to recoup
your investments in the development of a product. In order to obtain protection, it is
important that you have a detailed idea. An idea alone is not enough, as it can be worked
out in several ways. When you have a developed idea, our lawyers can record your
intellectual property in different ways. There are different types of intellectual property
law, which can be used separately or in combination
Escalade Legal Services with its highly skilled Associates are able to help your business firstly identify and later protect Designs, to ensure exclusivity and most importantly protect you against any kind of misuse in the market. Our Firm helps you to identify and maintain Designs, where applicable.
The design/industrial design protection is granted specifically to protect new, original, and non-obvious designs on/of manufactured articles, where the said design /industrial design has no functional or structural impact on the product in question. Intellectual protection for designs/industrial design are a very complex and precise topic that takes a great deal of expertise and real-world experience to provide the best advice and safeguard for clients. We at Escalade Legal Services provide registration, filing, portfolio management, enforcement, and advisory/opinion services for your industrial design rights.
A design is a right which is granted to protect aesthetic features in a product. We at Escalade Legal Services provide all services pertaining to Designed including registration, filing, portfolio management, enforcement, and advisory/ opinion and litigation.
Types of Designs
Literary Works
Written words of fiction (novels, short stories,
poetry, etc.) and non-fiction (biographies and
auto-biographies, textbooks, etc.) are given
automatic protection under Indian and
This is a distinct sub-set of literary work that is
specifically written/choreographed to be enacted
in the form of plays, dramas, entertainment
shows, etc.
Sound Recordings, as the name suggest, is the
recording of sound irrespective of the medium on
which it has been stored or the methods by which
the sounds have been produced. Musical work
This is any visual recording, accompanied or not
accompanied by, sound recordings, through the
processes of cinematography. From short length
recordings to full length feature films, every
Original artwork comes under this ambit, including paintings, photographs, cartoons and
its associated characters, blueprints, drawings,
casts, diagrams, plans, molds, etc. Basically
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FAQ's
Is registration compulsory to get protection for industrial designs?
Yes, registration is mandatory to acquire protection for industrial designs.
What is the duration for which registration of industrial designs last?
The initial validity of registration is 10 (ten) years.
Can the duration of registration be extended?
The duration of registration can be extended for a term of five years, provided the application for extension is made before the expiration of the initial ten years.
Can a design be re-registered after the expiration of registration?
No, once the term has expired, the design cannot be re-registered.
Can registration be cancelled by the concerned authority after it has been registered?
Yes, the registration can be cancelled by the Controller of Designs based on the
grounds specified by law.
Is production of an article by industrial process necessary before applying for registration?
No, unlike patents or copyrights, designs can be registered when it is still an
idea/concept. The production by industrial process can begin before or after
registration of the design.
How we can help
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Trademarks
Trademarks exist to help differentiate your brands from your competitors and probable imposters who might seek to pass off your hard-earned recognition and goodwill.
The design protection is granted to protect new, original, non-obvious designs on/of manufactured articles, where the said design has no functional or structural impact on the product in question.
Escalade Legal Services takes a multidisciplinary approach towards real-time legal assistance and acts as a one-stop shop for all your legal needs. We specialize in providing IP and Technology support for your Company.
