🎨 The Million-Dollar Design Disaster

🌟 Imagine spending years developing a product design, getting it registered worldwide, only to discover someone published the exact same thing in a magazine years earlier. Your protection? Gone. Your investment? Lost. Welcome to the brutal world of 'absolute novelty' in design protection!

💡 What You'll Discover:

• 🔍 Why 'absolute novelty' means your design must be 100% new EVERYWHERE in the world
• ⚖️ How a single prior publication can destroy years of legal protection
• 🎯 The hidden costs that can blindside even the biggest companies
• 🛡️ Four bulletproof strategies to protect your designs globally

🚀 Real Cases Discussed:

• 💎 M.S. Crocs Inc. USA vs. M.S. Liberty Shoes Limited - How Crocs lost their famous shoe design protection in India
• ⭐ Tarun Sethi vs. Dikas Budhi Raja - The door spring case where the inventor's own magazine ad destroyed his rights
• 🏺 J.G. Vacuum Flask Limited vs. Eagle Flask - When prior publication killed a vacuum flask design

🚨 The Brutal Reality:

• 📰 One old magazine ad can kill your global design rights
• 💸 Companies face unexpected legal costs worth millions
• 🌍 'New' doesn't mean new in your country - it means new EVERYWHERE
• ⚡ Small filing errors can become massive legal vulnerabilities

🎙️ This episode reveals why design protection is like walking through a minefield - and gives you the map to navigate it safely. Essential listening for anyone creating products in today's global marketplace!