🎨 The Hidden World of Design Classification

🌟 Did you know that a simple chair and a fancy sofa-cum-bed are classified in the exact same category? And that getting this classification wrong could make your entire design registration worthless?

💡 What You'll Discover:

• 🔍 Why India switched from material-based to function-based classification (hint: it's all about what your product DOES, not what it's made of)
• ⚖️ The Locarno Classification System - the international secret behind India's design registration process
• 🎯 How proper classification protects your design from copycats and legal challenges
• 🚨 The critical prior art search that could save your registration from cancellation

🚀 Real Cases Discussed:

• 💎 Crocs vs. Liberty Shoes - When design novelty becomes the battleground
• ⭐ Hello Mineral Water vs. Thermo King - How classification indirectly affects registration survival

🛡️ Your Design Protection Toolkit:

• 📝 The 4 essential steps every applicant must follow
• 🏛️ When the Controller of Designs makes the final call on tricky classifications
• 💰 Form 6 & 7 searches - your ₹500-1000 insurance policy against rejection

🎙️ Whether you're an inventor, designer, or business owner, this episode reveals the classification system that could make or break your intellectual property rights in India!