India signs the Final Act of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty
On 26 November 2024, the Commerce Ministry said India had signed the Final Act of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty, adopted by WIPO member states after nearly two decades of talks.
Summary
On 26 November 2024, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced that India had signed the Final Act of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty (DLT), which member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted after nearly two decades of negotiations. The treaty seeks to harmonise procedural frameworks for industrial design protection, making registration easier across jurisdictions. Its provisions include relaxed time limits, reinstatement of lost rights, the option to correct or add priority claims, simpler recording of assignments and licences, and filing multiple designs in a single application. The ministry said design registrations in India have tripled over the past decade, with domestic filings up 120% in the last two years.
Key facts
- Treaty
- Riyadh Design Law Treaty (DLT), adopted by WIPO member states
- India
- Signed the Final Act; announced 26 Nov 2024
- Aim
- Harmonise procedures for industrial design protection
- Key provisions
- Relaxed time limits; reinstatement of rights; multiple designs in one application
- India data
- Design registrations tripled in a decade; domestic filings +120% in two years
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Riyadh Design Law Treaty, whose Final Act India signed (announced 26 November 2024), was adopted by member states of which organisation?
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Correct answer: B — World Intellectual Property Organization
PIB (Commerce): the Design Law Treaty was adopted by member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) after nearly two decades of negotiations.
While announcing India's signing of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty Final Act, the Commerce Ministry said design registrations in India over the past decade had:
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Correct answer: A — Tripled
PIB (Commerce): design registrations in India have tripled over the past decade, with domestic filings up 120% in the last two years.