Section 22: Piracy of registered design

Q: What does Section 22 of The Designs Act, 2000 (TDA) deal with?

Section 22 TDA pertains to "Piracy of registered design". It is part of the The Designs Act, 2000, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 22 of The Designs Act, 2000 (TDA) governs piracy of registered design. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 22 TDA still in force?

Yes, Section 22 of the The Designs Act, 2000 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 22 TDA?

धारा 22 TDA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 22 of the The Designs Act, 2000. Section 22 of The Designs Act, 2000 (TDA) governs piracy of registered design. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 22 TDA?

Dhara 22 TDA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 22 of the The Designs Act, 2000. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 22 of The Designs Act, 2000 (TDA) governs piracy of registered design. As verified on 19 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 22 of The Designs Act, 2000?

Cite as: "Section 22, The Designs Act, 2000 (TDA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The Designs Act, 2000, § 22 (India).

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(1)

During the existence of copyright in any design it shall not be lawful for any person—

(a) for the purpose of sale to apply or cause to be applied to any article in any class of articles in which the design is registered, the design or any fraudulent or obvious imitation thereof, except with the licence or written consent of the registered proprietor, or to do anything with a view to enable the design to be so applied; or

(b) to import for the purposes of sale, without the consent of the registered proprietor, any article belonging to the class in which the design has been registered, and having applied to it the design or any fraudulent or obvious imitation thereof; or

(c) knowing that the design or any fraudulent or obvious imitation thereof has been applied to any article in any class of articles in which the design is registered without the consent of the registered proprietor, to publish or expose or cause to be published or exposed for sale that article.

(2)

If any person acts in contravention of this section, he shall be liable for every contravention—

(a) to pay to the registered proprietor of the design a sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand rupees recoverable as a contract debt, or

(b) if the proprietor elects to bring a suit for the recovery of damages for any such contravention, and for an injunction against the repetition thereof, to pay such damages as may be awarded and to be restrained by injunction accordingly:

(3)

In any suit or any other proceeding for relief under sub-section (2), every ground on which the registration of a design may be cancelled under section 19 shall be available as a ground of defence.

(4)

Notwithstanding anything contained in the second proviso to sub-section (2), where any ground on which the registration of a design may be cancelled under section 19 has been availed of as a ground of defence and sub-section (3) in any suit or other proceeding for relief under sub-section (2), the suit or such other proceeding shall be transferred by the court, in which the suit or such other proceeding is pending, to the High Court for decision.

(5)

When the court makes a decree in a suit under sub-section (2), it shall send a copy of the decree to the Controller, who shall cause an entry thereof to be made in the register of designs.