"Document creator claims, evaluate statutory design eligibility, and track Section 15 industrial reproduction thresholds."
Replaces simplistic assumptions with nuanced, evidence-based IP screening. Evaluates the complex boundary between artistic copyright, statutory design registration, and the Indian Section 15(2) 50-unit threshold.
This assessment provides preliminary technical and legal screening based on user-supplied parameters. It does not constitute an official patent office freedom-to-operate opinion or formal legal advice. Craftlore evidence certificates document prior possession, but statutory validity is determined exclusively by qualified examiners and judicial courts under the Indian Designs Act 2000 and Copyright Act 1957.
Protects the visual shape, pattern, and configuration applied to textiles. Grants 10+5 years of exclusive monopoly rights against commercial piracy under Section 22.
Protects original master Naqash drawings as artistic works. Subject to Section 15(2) limitation if reproduced commercially more than 50 times.
Protects Kashmir Pashmina, Kani, Sozni, and Papier-Mâché from misleading origin false representations under Section 38 of the GI Act.
