🎨 The Designer's Dilemma That Could Cost Everything

🌟 Picture this: You're a brilliant designer with an amazing new creation. You're so excited about an upcoming international exhibition that you share all the details on an online forum weeks before the show. Sounds harmless, right? Wrong! This simple mistake could destroy your legal protection forever.

💡 What You'll Discover:

• 🔍 Why showing your design to even ONE person can kill your patent rights
• ⚖️ The hidden traps in India's Design Act 2000 that catch creators off-guard
• 🎯 How government-approved exhibitions can save you - but only if you follow strict rules
• ⏰ The crucial 6-month window that makes or breaks your protection

🚀 Real Cases That Changed Everything:

• 💎 Binfco Limited vs. Meena Match Industries - The case that proved even telling one person can destroy novelty
• ⭐ Message Crocs Inc vs. Message Liberty Shoes Limited - How Delhi High Court cancelled Crocs' design registration for prior disclosure

🛡️ The Secret Weapon: Section 21

• ✨ How government-notified exhibitions can protect you
• 📋 The two strict conditions you MUST follow (miss one, lose everything)
• 🎪 Why timing is absolutely critical in the digital age

🎙️ This episode reveals the delicate balance between creating buzz for your design and protecting it legally - knowledge that could save your creative empire!