🎨 The Designer's Dilemma That Keeps Creators Awake

🌟 Picture this: You've created a revolutionary design, displayed it at a major exhibition, but there's a twist - the exhibition wasn't officially recognized when you showed your work. Now a competitor claims your design isn't new anymore. Can you still protect your creation?

💡 What You'll Discover:

• 🔍 Why showing your design to even ONE person can destroy its legal protection
• ⚖️ The secret safety net that Indian law provides for designers (but with strict conditions)
• 🎯 How Section 21 of the Design Act 2000 can save your intellectual property
• ⏰ The crucial 6-month window that determines your design's fate

🚀 Real Cases Discussed:

• 💎 Wimco Limited vs. Meena Match Industries - When keeping secrets becomes everything
• ⭐ M.S. Crocs Inc vs. M.S. Liberty Shoes Limited - How premature disclosure killed a billion-dollar design

🛡️ The Protection Formula:

• 📋 Form 9 filing before exhibition (absolutely critical)
• 🕐 6-month application deadline (no exceptions)
• 🏛️ Government-notified exhibitions (your only safe space)

🎙️ This episode reveals the delicate balance between showcasing your creativity and protecting it legally - plus a fascinating question about virtual exhibitions that could reshape design law forever!