Designs Act.
The plaintiff can claim copyright for a design only if the design is registered under the Designs Act.
Since the alleged designs have not been registered under the designs At the plaintiffs cannot claim copyright therein.
In view of the provisions of the Designs Act, 2000 and the Copyright Act, 1957 the plaintiffs could have claimed copyright therein only if the designs were registered under the Designs Act
Industrial drawings and designs in which the plaintiffs claim copyright are for the purposes of manufacturing of filter related machines or components and as such clearly fall within the meaning of “design” as defined in the Deigns Act and since the alleged designs have not been registered under the designs At the plaintiffs cannot claim copyright therein.
Samsonite Corporation v. Vijay Sales 1998 PTC (18) ,
Hello Mineral Water Pvt. Ltd. v. Thermoking California Pure 2000 PTC 177.