
Renewal fees for industrial designs in India must be paid by certain dates. In this section you will find a description of how these renewal due dates are calculated, both the very first renewal due date and all subsequent renewal due dates.
The renewal fee must be paid in the tenth year from the priority date to the Office of the Controller-General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks. This renewal must be paid regardless of whether the industrial design has been registered or not.
For example, if the priority date is 2020-07-15, the renewal will be due by 2030-07-15.
In India, industrial designs are just one form of intellectual property. Other important IP rights include patents and trademarks. Explore our patent and trademark renewal pages for country-specific guidance and official fee information.
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The renewal fees for industrial designs in India vary depending on whether the applicant qualifies for reduced fees (e.g., individual inventors or small entities).

Renewal fees must be paid in India regardless of whether the industrial design is registered or not. You can find the rules for calculating the renewal due dates above in the Due Dates section.

The renewal fee in India can be paid at any time before the renewal due date. Technically, all annuities can be paid at the same time, meaning that you will only have to pay one, large sum of renewal fee.

Yes, it is possible to renew an Indian industrial design after its renewal due date. If you fail to pay the renewal fee before the due date, a grace period of 12 months is given wherein the renewal fees can still be settled. When entering the grace period you will incur a surcharge fee to be settled along with the renewal fee. If you wish to maintain the industrial design, both the renewal fee and the surcharge fee will have to be settled. For example, if an industrial design has a renewal due date of 2021-05-31 and the due date is missed, the industrial design will enter the grace period from 2021-06-01. After this point both the renewal fee and the surcharge fee will need to be settled by 2022-05-31. Failure to pay these fees before the surcharge due date will result in the industrial design lapsing.

An industrial design will stay in force for 15 years in India from the filing date if successfully renewed. Failure to pay the renewal fees will result in the industrial design lapsing.


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