https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69064 Proposed amendments to the Designs Act, 2000 seek to extend protection to virtual designs by revising definitions, introduce a 12 month full grace period, permit deferred publication up to 30 months, and add timeline relief in line with the Designs Law Treaty. The Concept Note further proposes statutory damages, a revised term of protection, multiple designs filings in a single application, and an option to divide applications, with other miscellaneous changes to enable accession to the Riyadh DLT and the Hague Agreement. en-us Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:31:25 +0530 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:38:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69064 Proposed amendments to the Designs Act, 2000 seek to extend protection to virtual designs by revising definitions, introduce a 12 month full grace period, permit deferred publication up to 30 months, and add timeline relief in line with the Designs Law Treaty. The Concept Note further proposes statutory damages, a revised term of protection, multiple designs filings in a single application, and an option to divide applications, with other miscellaneous changes to enable accession to the Riyadh DLT and the Hague Agreement. News - Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:31:25 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69064