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India s newest amendments to its Design Rules will hugely
benefit startups and small entities seeking to obtain design
registrations. The amended Design Rules now recognize Startups as a separate category of applicants and have
reduced the overall filing and prosecution fees for small
entities.
These amendments are in line with amendments made to the Patent
Rules and various other initiatives taken by the government to
promote entrepreneurship and in particular, startups in India. The
Patents (Second Amendment) Rules, 2020, notified in November 2020,
reduced the filing and prosecution costs for applicants who were