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DESIGN REGISTRATION

A Design Registration protects the external appearance of a product, not its functionality. It ensures that no one else can legally copy, produce, or sell a product that looks the same as yours. If you’ve designed a unique product shape, packaging, or industrial design, this is the best way to protect your innovation in India.

At Startup Bharat, we help you:

  • Conduct novelty search

  • Prepare and file design drawings

  • Draft Form 1 and representation sheets

  • Track the process with the Design Wing of the IP Office

  • Secure your Design Registration Certificate valid for 10 years (extendable to 15 years)

WHY DESIGN REGISTRATION
Certification Benefits

Design Registration Certification

  • Protects the look and feel of your product — shape, surface, pattern, and configuration
  • Grants exclusive rights under the Designs Act, 2000, recognized by the Indian Patent Office
  • Ideal for brands focused on product aesthetics and customer experience

Design Registration Certification is essential for businesses and creators that want to secure the external appearance of their products from being copied or imitated. Unlike patents that protect functionality, design registration safeguards the visual appeal — such as the shape, layout, packaging, and ornamental aspects that attract customers.

If your product has a unique design, packaging, or outer structure, this certification ensures that no one else can legally replicate its look in India. It is especially crucial for industries like fashion, furniture, home décor, electronics, packaging, jewelry, and industrial products.

By registering your design with Startup Bharat, you gain exclusive commercial rights, can take legal action against infringers, and build strong visual branding in the market. Plus, it becomes a valuable intellectual property asset that you can license or sell.

Design Registration Certification Process

We help you protect your product’s unique appearance under the Designs Act, 2000, through a hassle-free and affordable process.

🔹 Step 1: Design Novelty Search

We check the originality of your design with an Indian Design Office database search to ensure it hasn’t already been registered.

🔹 Step 2: Document & Drawing Collection

You provide:

  • Applicant’s PAN/Aadhaar

  • Product name & description

  • 6-view line drawings/images (top, front, side, bottom, rear, perspective)

  • Power of Attorney (if we’re filing on your behalf)

🔹 Step 3: Classification of the Design

We classify your product under the correct Locarno Class (1–31) as per international design standards.

🔹 Step 4: Drafting & Filing Form 1

We prepare and file your design application along with:

  • Form 1

  • Representation sheets

  • Product description

  • Govt. fee payment

🔹 Step 5: Examination by the Design Office

The Indian Patent Office examines your application for:

  • Novelty

  • Visual distinctiveness

  • Non-functionality

🔹 Step 6: Respond to Objections (If Any)

If objections are raised, we prepare and submit a legal response with justification and supporting documents.

🔹 Step 7: Grant of Certificate

Upon approval, you’ll receive the Design Registration Certificate, valid for 10 years (with a 5-year extension option).

Design Registration Cost

The cost of design registration depends on whether you’re an individual/startup or a company, and includes government fees, legal drafting, representation sheets, and tracking.

✅ What’s Included:

  • Prior art/design novelty search

  • Drawing preparation & class selection

  • Drafting & filing of Form 1 and representation sheets

  • Government fee payment

  • Response to objections (if any)

  • Final certificate issuance

💰 Estimated Cost Range:

Applicant TypeGovt. Fee (INR)Total Cost with Filing
Individual / MSME / Startup₹1,000₹5,000 – ₹7,000
Company / Organization₹2,000₹7,500 – ₹10,000+

 Reasons to Get Design Registration

Protects the Aesthetic Value of Your Product
Secures the shape, appearance, pattern, or configuration — the part customers visually recognize and value.

Gives Exclusive Rights for 10–15 Years
Only you can manufacture, sell, or license products with the registered design for up to 15 years.

Prevents Copying by Competitors
You can take legal action against anyone producing a visually similar product without permission.

Boosts Market Differentiation & Brand Identity
Protects what makes your product look unique and helps establish visual recall and brand loyalty.

Increases Commercial & IP Value
Registered designs are intangible assets that can be sold, licensed, or franchised just like patents or trademarks.

Essential for Consumer Product Businesses
Especially relevant for furniture, packaging, fashion, gadgets, appliances, bottles, home décor, and similar sectors.

Faster & Cost-Effective Compared to Patents
Design registration offers legal protection at a lower cost and shorter timeline than a patent.

1. What is design registration?

Design registration protects the external appearance (shape, configuration, pattern, ornamentation) of a product — not its function.

Any manufacturer, designer, or company that has developed a unique-looking product should register its design to prevent copying.

Any design that is functional, not original, offensive, or already published in India or abroad cannot be registered.

It is valid for 10 years, and can be extended once by 5 more years, giving total protection for 15 years.

Yes, 3D product shapes, containers, packaging, bottles, jars, and industrial designs can all be registered under the Designs Act.

Yes. Indian design registration is valid only in India. For global protection, you must apply separately in other countries.

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