Design FAQs

Can a registered design be cancelled?

Any interested person can file a petition to the Controller seeking the cancellation of a registered design at any time after the registration of the design. An application for cancellation is admissible on the following grounds:

1. the design has been previously registered in India;

2. it has been published in India or in any other country before the date of filing;

3. the design is not new or original;

4. the design is not registrable under the Designs Act;

5. it is not a design as defined under the Act

General information on Indian law, not legal advice. For advice on your situation, contact the firm.

Related questions

All 20 questions

Contact

Write to us.

Z-29, Block Z, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
info@brb-legal.com · +91 11 4058 2711

Contact the firm