1. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
PROTECTION FOR JEWELLERY DESIGNPATENT ? DESIGNS/ COPYRIGHT.
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
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BY
SUCHITRA BAI
ALTACIT GLOBAL

2. MEANING OF JEWELLERY
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
A small decorative item worn for
personal adornment, such as brooches,
rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets.

3. DEFINITION OF PATENT
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
A Patent is an intellectual property right
relating to inventions and is the grant of
exclusive right, for limited period,
provided by the Government to the
patentee, in exchange of full disclosure of
his/her invention, for excluding others,
from making, using, selling, importing the
patented product or process producing that
product for those purposes.

4. DEFINITION OF DESIGN
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• A Design refers to the features of shape,
configuration. pattern, ornamentation or Composition
of lines or colours applied to any article, whether in
two or three dimensional (or both) forms. This may
be applied by any Industrial process or means
(manual, mechanical Or chemical) separately or by a
combined process, which in the finished article
appeals to and Judged solely by the eye. Design does
not include any mode or principle of construction or
anything which is mere mechanical device. It also
does not Include any trade mark or any artistic work.

5. COMPARISON BETWEEN PATENT
AND DESIGN
CHENNAI
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
Description
Patent
Design
Essential Features
i. Novelty
ii. Inventive Step and
iii. Industrial Applicability
Novel aesthetic features in the design
involving an idea or a concept
consisting of shape, configuration,
pattern, ornament composition of
colour etc.
Protection Sought for
Product
or
Process.,
Functionality/working methodology.
Term of Protection
20 years from the date of filing application. 10 years from the date of filing
No further extensions available.
application and can be further
extended for 5 years for the Copyright
in the design.
Requirements for filing
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
a) Abstract.
b) Background of the invention or prior art.
c) Description of the invention which should
comprise of a summary of the invention, the
working
methodology
and
the
illustrations/drawings.
d) Claims.
Photographs/lined drawings of the
article illustrating all the novel
features of the design. A minimum of
3 views (5 copies each) of the design
such as top view, bottom view,
perspective view, front view, back
view, side view, have to be submitted.
Procedure
Approx. 4-5 years from the date of filing.
Approx. 6 months from the date of
filing.
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
ie., Design protects features which has
visual appearance.
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com

6. COPYRIGHT IN DESIGNS
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
"Copyright" means the exclusive right to
apply a design to any article in any
class in which the design is registered.

7. COPYRIGHT PROVISION AS
APPLIED TO A DESIGN
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• A creator of the design shall keep in mind the
following provisions of the copyright Act, 1957:
1. Copyright shall not subsist under the copyright act in
any design which is registered under the Designs Act.
2. Copyright in any design, which is capable is being
registered but which has not been so registered shall
cease as soon as any article to which the design has
been applied has been produced more than fifty times
by an industrial process, by the owner of the
copyright, or with his license by any other person.

8. INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION
FOR JEWELLERY
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
• U.S. DESIGN CLASSES: 11
• LOCARNO CLASSIFICATION: 11

9. IMAGES OF JEWELLERY
DESIGN
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com

10. GROUND FOR CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION
OF DESIGN MAY BE FILED ON ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING GROUNDS
CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
1. That the design has been previously
registered in India.
2. That the design has been published in India or
in any other country prior to the date of
registration.
3. That the design is not a new or original.
4. That the design is not registrable under this
Designs Act.
5. That it is not a design as defined under
section 2 (d).

11. CHENNAI
3rd Floor, ‘Creative Enclave’,
148-150, Luz Church Road,
Mylapore,
Chennai - 600 004.
Tel: +91 - 44 - 2498 4821
BANGALORE
Suite 920, Level 9,
Raheja Towers,
26-27, M G Road,
Bangalore - 560 001.
Tel: +91 - 80 - 6546 2400
COIMBATORE
BB1, Park Avenue,
# 48, Race Course Road,
Coimbatore - 641018.
Tel: +91 - 422 – 6552921
EMAIL
info@altacit.com
WEBSITE
www.altacit.com
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