India signs Final Act of Riyadh Design Law Treaty

India has signed the Final Act of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty. After nearly two decades of negotiations, the member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted the landmark Design Law Treaty (DLT).

India signs Final Act of Riyadh Design Law Treaty

Riyadh Design Law Treaty

Recently, India has signed the Final Act of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty. India reaffirms its commitment to inclusive growth and Intellectual Property protection. The treaty seeks to harmonize the procedural frameworks for industrial design protection, improving the efficiency and accessibility of registration processes across multiple jurisdictions.

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Aim of Riyadh Design Law Treaty

The Riyadh Design Law Treaty aims to improve the efficiency and accessibility of registration procedures across multiple jurisdictions by harmonizing the procedural format for industrial design protection.

The Riyadh Design Law Treaty aims to ensure that the benefits of streamlined design protection are accessible to all stakeholders, with a special emphasis on small and medium enterprises (SMEs), startups and independent designers.

Design Law Treaty (DLT)

The Design Law Treaty (DLT), also known as the Riyadh Design Law Treaty, is an international legal instrument adopted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Riyadh on 22 November 2024.

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The Design Law Treaty (DLT) introduces several key provisions aimed at benefiting design applicants, including relaxed time limits, the reinstatement of lost rights, the option to correct or add priority claims, simplified procedures for recording assignments and licenses, and the option to file multiple designs in a single application. These changes provide greater flexibility for design applicants.

Furthermore, the Design Law Treaty encourages contracting parties to work towards implementing electronic industrial design systems and facilitating the electronic exchange of priority documents.

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• Formation: 14 July 1967
• Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
• Membership: 193 member country
• Director General: Daren Tang