The doctrine of passing off is generally known to apply to a trademark where it is technically used for protecting the goodwill of an unregistered trademark. This doctrine came to light during a case, i.e., Perry v Truefitt (in 1842). It was established that no one is allowed to sell his products by misrepresenting that the goods are made by another person who already has go...

Design registration is governed by the Designs Act, 2000, and Design Rules, 2001. The rules have been amended several times to incorporate new norms for benefitting the applicant willing to get his design registered under the Act.

The Design Right is an Intellectual Property Right that protects the visible presence. In India, designs are registered and protected by the Designs Act, 2000. The Designs Act, 2000 was introduced on 11th May 2001, repealing the earlier Act of 1911.

Shapes form a dominant feature of a product and can be presented in different forms, height, color, size to present the product through which the buyer can easily channel the idea of the product.

Locarno Classification is an international classification created for grouping industrial designs. India became the 57th member of the Agreement on June 7, 2019, and incorporated the Locarno Classification in the Designs Act through Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2021. With this amendment, the classification of industrial designs is standardized with the global classification.

Intellectual property rights provide exclusive rights to the applicant, which protects their unique idea. Design is also a unique idea that can be protected under various laws such as Copyright Act, Designs Act, etc. Where the Designs Act protects an object's features such as shape, pattern, configuration, etc., on the other hand, Copyright protects artistic works.