Application, Extension and Restoration
The Schedule has two fee columns. The first is for natural persons, start-ups and small entities. The second is for others, alone or with natural persons, start-ups or small entities.
| Entry | What the fee is for | Form | Natural person, start-up or small entity | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Application for registration of design under sections 5 and 44 | 1 | ₹1,000 | ₹4,000 |
| 2 | Claim under section 8(1) and (5) to proceed as an applicant or joint applicant | 2 | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 3 | Application for extension of copyright under section 11(2) | 3 | ₹2,000 | ₹8,000 |
| 4 | Application for restoration of lapsed design under section 12(2) | 4 | ₹1,000 | ₹4,000 |
| 5 | Additional fee for restoration | - | ₹1,000 | ₹4,000 |
| 19 | Application for extension of time for filing priority document under rule 15 and rule 18 | 18 | ₹200 per month | ₹800 per month |
| 29 | Form to be submitted for claiming the status of a small entity | 24 | No fee | No fee |
Work Out Your Design Office Fee
Pick your fee column and the request. A design in more than one class of article needs a separate application for each class.
Government fees from the First Schedule as substituted in 2021. The Schedule has no separate rates for physical filing and e-filing. A joint application that includes an applicant from the second column pays the second column.
Entries in the Register of Designs
Entries 11 to 14 are charged for the first design and at a lower rate for each additional design in the same application.
| Entry | What the fee is for | Form | Natural person, start-up or small entity | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Application for registration of a document in the Register of Designs under section 30(3), in respect of one design | 10 | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 11 | The same application, for each additional design | 10 | ₹200 | ₹800 |
| 12 | Application for entry of name of proprietor or part proprietor in the Register of Designs under section 30, in respect of one design | 11 | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 12 | The same application, for each additional design | 11 | ₹200 | ₹800 |
| 13 | Application for entry of mortgage or licence, in respect of one design | 12 | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 13 | The same application, for each additional design | 12 | ₹200 | ₹800 |
| 14 | Application for entry of notification of a document in the Register of Designs under section 30 and rule 37, in respect of one design | 13 | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 14 | The same application, for each additional design | 13 | ₹200 | ₹800 |
| 15 | Request for correction of clerical error under section 29 | 14 | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 18 | Application for rectification of the Register of Designs under section 31 | 17 | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 23 | Request to alter names or address or address for service in the Register of Designs under rule 31 | 22 | ₹200 | ₹800 |
| 24 | Request for entries of two addresses in the Register of Designs | 23 | ₹200 | ₹800 |
Cancellation, Opposition, Hearings and Petitions
| Entry | What the fee is for | Form | Natural person, start-up or small entity | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Petition for cancellation of design under section 19 | 8 | ₹1,500 | ₹6,000 |
| 10 | Notice of intended exhibition or publication of an unregistered design under section 21 | 9 | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 20 | Notice of opposition under rule 40 | 19 | ₹100 | ₹400 |
| 21 | Notice of intention to attend hearing under rules 29 and 40 | 20 | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 22 | Form for authorisation of agent or other person | 21 | No fee stated | No fee stated |
| 25 | Petition under rule 46 for amendment of any document | - | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 26 | Petition under rules 29, 40, 47 for enlargement of time | - | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 28 | Petition not otherwise provided for | - | ₹1,000 | ₹4,000 |
Entry 22: the Schedule shows a dash in both fee columns.
Inspection, Information and Certified Copies
| Entry | What the fee is for | Form | Natural person, start-up or small entity | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Inspection of registered design under section 17(1) | 5 | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 7 | Request for information of design under section 18 when the registration number is given | 6 | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 8 | Request for information of design when the registration number is not given | 7 | ₹1,000 | ₹4,000 |
| 16 | Request for certification under section 26 and rule 41 | 15 | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 17 | Application for certified copy of registered design under section 17(2) | 16 | ₹500 | ₹2,000 |
| 27 | Inspection of the Register of Designs under rule 38, in respect of each design | - | ₹250 | ₹1,000 |
Late Fee and Penalty
Copyright in a registered design lasts ten years from registration and can be extended once for five years. If the extension fee is not paid the design ceases to have effect; it can be restored only on an application within one year, with the restoration fee, the unpaid extension fee and the additional fee. Designs Act s.11, 12, 13 · rule 25
The applicant has three months from the statement of objections to remove them or ask for a hearing, and the application must be completed within six months from filing, or within three more months asked for on Form 18. Otherwise it is deemed withdrawn or abandoned. Designs Rules 2001 · rules 18 and 21 (as amended 2008)
A person who copies a registered design for sale is liable for every contravention to pay the proprietor up to ₹25,000, recoverable as a contract debt, with a total of not more than ₹50,000 for any one design; or the proprietor may sue for damages and an injunction in a court not below the District Judge. Designs Act s.22
If articles sold are not marked as registered, the proprietor cannot recover a penalty or damages for infringement unless he shows he took all proper steps to mark them or the infringer had notice of the copyright. Designs Act s.15(1)(b)
What You Pay in Common Cases
Individual designer, one application
Company files one design in three classes of article
Small entity extends copyright for five years
Company restores a lapsed design
How to Apply and Pay
- 1File Form 1State the class and the article; a separate application for each class of article (rule 11).
- 2Attach the representationsFour exactly similar copies, dated and signed, on A4 durable paper on one side only (rules 11(1) and 14).
- 3Pay the feeUse the column for your applicant group; a small entity files Form 24 to claim the lower column.
- 4Clear the objectionsWithin three months of the statement of objections, and within six months from filing, extendable by three months on Form 18 (rule 18).
- 5Registration and publicationThe particulars are published and a certificate of registration is issued (sections 7 and 9, rule 22).
- 6Extend before ten yearsForm 3 before the ten years from registration end, for five more years (section 11(2), rule 23).
Documents to file with it
- Form 1, stating the class in which the design is to be registered and the article to which it is applied (rule 11)
- Four copies of the representation of the design, dated and signed by the applicant or agent (rule 11(1)), each on A4 durable paper on one side only with each view named (rule 14(3))
- A brief statement of the novelty claimed, if the Controller requires it (rule 12)
- For a priority claim, a certified copy of the design filed in the first country, with the application or within three months more if allowed (rule 15)
- Consent of living persons whose names or pictures appear on the design, if the Controller asks for it (rule 14(8))
- Form 24 with proof of small entity status, such as evidence of registration under the MSMED Act, 2006 for Indian entities (rule 6 proviso, as amended 2014)
- Form 21, the authorisation of an agent, if an agent files (entry 22)
How to Use This Chart
- Pick the column first. Natural persons, start-ups and small entities pay one fourth of what other applicants pay in every entry that carries a fee.
- A joint application that includes an applicant from the second group pays the fee in the second column.
- Restoration of a lapsed design has two fees: the application fee in entry 4 and the additional fee in entry 5.
- A small entity files Form 24 to claim that status. Entry 29 shows no fee for it.
- Government fee only. Professional charges for drawings, search and filing are not in the Schedule.
- The Schedule does not give separate fees for physical filing and e-filing, so none are shown.
- Rules amending the First Schedule after the Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2021, if any, are not among the saved official texts.
- The conditions for start-up and small entity status are in rule 2 and are not reproduced here.
- The time limits for objections (rules 18 and 21) were read from the 2001 text with the 2008 amendment, which is saved only as a scanned copy and was read through OCR. Any later change to those two rules is not among the saved texts.
Official documents behind this page
- Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2021, G.S.R. 45(E) dated 25 January 2021, rule 6This rule substitutes the First Schedule (see rule 5) to the Designs Rules, 2001. All 29 entries were read from it with the form number and both fee columns. This 2021 substitution is followed over the First Schedule printed in the saved copies of the Designs Rules, 2001.
- Designs Act, 2000, sections 7, 9, 11 to 13, 15 and 22Publication and certificate, ten years of copyright with one extension of five years, restoration within one year with the unpaid fee and additional fee, marking of articles, and the sums payable for piracy.
- Designs Rules, 2001, rules 11, 12, 14, 15, 18 and 21 to 25Application, representations, priority documents, objections, non-completion, extension and restoration, as made in 2001.
- Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2008 (S.O. 1460(E), 17 June 2008) and 2014 (G.S.R. 925(E), 30 December 2014)Read from the scanned Gazette copies through OCR: the 2008 rules add three more months for removing objections on Form 18 and substitute rule 21; the 2014 rules define small entity and add Form 24.
- Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2021, rules 2 and 4Definition of startup (rule 2(eb)) and the fee difference payable on transfer to a person outside the lower column (rule 5(2)(e)).
- First Schedule to the Designs Rules, 2001, as amended (Design Office sheet published on ipindia.gov.in)Used to cross-check every entry number, form number and fee against the Gazette text. The two agree on all 29 entries.
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