Are the registered designs open for public inspection?

Yes, the registered designs are open for public inspection. A request will be required to be filed along with the prescribed fee for inspection of the registered design....

If an application for a design has been abandoned or refused, the related documents are not published and are not open to public inspection....

No, there is no provision to defer the publication of a design in India. Once an application is registered, it will be published in the Patent Office Journal ordinarily within one month....

No, a registered design, the copyright of which has expired cannot be re-registered....

After the registration of a design, the period of the registration of the design is initially ten years from the date of registration. The initial period of registration may be extended by further period of five years, by making an application. This application must be filed before the expiry of the...

The date of registration of an ordinary application is the date of filing of the application in India. In case of convention application, the date of registration is the date of filing of application in the Convention Country....