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After nearly two decades of negotiations, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) member states adopted the landmark Design Law Treaty (DLT).

By signing the Final Act of the Riyadh Design Law Treaty, India builds on its progress. It reaffirms its commitment to fostering inclusive growth and ensuring equitable access to intellectual property protection.

The treaty seeks to:

1. harmonize the procedural frameworks for industrial design protection, improving the efficiency and accessibility of registration processes across multiple jurisdictions.
2. By standardizing procedural requirements, the DLT reduces administrative burdens, thereby promoting global creativity in design.
3. Its goal is to ensure that the benefits of streamlined design protection are accessible to all stakeholders, with particular emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), startups, and independent designers.

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