Article by Vijay Pal Dalmia, Advocate, Supreme
Court of India and Delhi High Court, Partner & Head of
Intellectual Property Laws Division, Vaish Associates Advocates,
India
Industrial Design, also known as Patent Design in some parts of
the world is protected in India under the (Indian) Designs Act,
2000.
Industrial Design refers to creative activity which results in
the ornamental or formal appearance of a product. It is to be noted
that India is also a member country of the Paris Convention for
Protection of Industrial Property, 1883 under the arrangement of
which a design from a member country is protected under the
(Indian) Designs Act, 2000 in a similar manner as an Indian design
is protected. It is important to note that India being a member of
the Paris Convention for Protection of Industrial Property, 1883
accords equal protection to the Industrial Designs which are
registered in Norway as provided under the (Indian) Designs Act,
2000 [http://www.wipo.int/t
