Procedure for disposal of applications for restoration of lapsed designs
Section 13 of the Designs Act, 2000 deals with procedure for disposal of applications for restoration of lapsed designs. If, after hearing the applicant in cases where the applicant so desires or the Controller thinks fit, the Controller is satisfied that the failure to pay the fee for extension of the period of copyright was unintentional and that there has been no undue delay in the making of the application, the Co The Act came into force on 11 May 2001.
(1) If, after hearing the applicant in cases where the applicant so desires or the Controller thinks fit, the Controller is satisfied that the failure to pay the fee for extension of the period of copyright was unintentional and that there has been no undue delay in the making of the application, the Controller shall upon payment of any unpaid fee for extension of the period of copyright together with prescribed additional fee restore the registration of design.
(2) The Controller may, if he thinks fit as a condition of restoring the design, require that any entry shall be made in the register of any document or matter which under the provisions of this Act, has to be entered in the register but which has not been so entered.
Section 13, The Designs Act, 2000 (Act 16 of 2000).
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Questions about Section 13
What does Section 13 of the Designs Act deal with?
Section 13 of the Designs Act is headed "Procedure for disposal of applications for restoration of lapsed designs". If, after hearing the applicant in cases where the applicant so desires or the Controller thinks fit, the Controller is satisfied that the failure to pay the fee for extension of the period of copyright was unintentional and that there has been no undue delay in the making of the application, the Co
How do I find court cases under Section 13 of the Designs Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Designs Act 2000 13, section 13 Designs Act 2000, section 13 of the Designs Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 13 of the Designs Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 13 of the Designs Act come into force?
Section 13 of the Designs Act, cited as Designs Act 2000 13, came into force on 11 May 2001, having been enacted on 25 May 2000. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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