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Organisation : Vidya Darshan Rana Charitable Trust
Competition Name : 6th Annual Design Competition 2017
Application Last Date : June 24, 2017
Prize : INR 7,500/-
Contest Details : https://www.contest.net.in/uploads/23919-CREATIO.pdf
Website : http://vidyadarshan.in/

Annual Design Competition :

On the occasion of World Industrial Design Day, Vidya Darshan Rana Charitable Trust in association with S.S. Rana & Co. is organizing ‘CREATIO’TM the Sixth Annual Design Competition.

Related : Tech Briefs Create the Future Design Contest 2017 : www.contest.net.in/23783.html

Internationally observed on June 29th, World Industrial Design Day aims to promote the profession of industrial design by highlighting the ways in which it contributes to the improvement of economic, social, cultural and environmental quality of life throughout the world.

a. ‘CREATIO’TM :
The Design Competition ‘‘CREATIO’TM invites young creators to create new designs and aims to educate people, raise awareness and provides a platform for all to exhibit their talent.

b. Participate in ‘‘CREATIO’TM and get a chance to
** Win recognition, acclaim and acknowledgement.
** Register your design with the “Indian Patent Office” and become proud owner of an Intellectual Property Asset.*1 we shall assist you in filing and prosecuting the design application on a pro–bono basis.

c. Themes :
This year the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) has chosen the theme “Thinking outside the box” to motivate the intellectual creators to come forward and create some innovative industrial design.

Following the same path ‘‘CREATIO’TM invites you to come up with any industrial designs which may relate to any field including Textile & fashion, Furniture, Household goods (including kitchen appliances), Home décor (interiors and accessories), Pottery, Jewellery, Games, toys & sports or any other new design which would help to redefine the industry.

d. Rules and Guidelines :
** Participation in the competition is free of charge.
** The design submitted should be original work of the participant and shall not infringe the Intellectual Property Rights of any third party.
** Entries previously sent and awarded in other Design competitions shall not be considered eligible and will face immediate disqualification.

NOTE – 1 :
*This does not apply to the design sent for this competition
** A participant can submit more than one design; however separate entry has to be made for each design.
** Joint submission (only up to 2 designers) shall be acceptable.
** Design can pertain to any 2-dimensional or 3 dimensional article.

e. The Process :
** Each participant must register online and upload his/her design.
** Participants are encouraged to submit different “views” of the design to give the Judges a fair idea of their creation.
** The design should be uploaded in either pdf or jpeg format, the image of the design thus submitted should not exceed 10 MB size.
** In case of a working model, the participant may upload the photographs of the same.
** As the registration formalities are completed, a unique “Registration Number” will be promptly provided to all the participants.
** The Registration Number shall be used for all future correspondence.
** Separate entry is required to be made for each design.
** The last day to submit the entry is June 24, 2017.
** Entries received after the Last Date will not be eligible for the competition.

** Rresponsibility to comply with the guidelines and other conditions fully lies with the participants and neither Vidya Darshan Rana Charitable Trust nor S.S. Rana & Co.shall be held liable for any dispute raised by the third party.

** All entries are to be uploaded at the following site onlyvidyadarshan.in .
** No physical form shall be accepted.
** Qualified design experts and judges will then select the best design following which the winners will be announced in IPConnect, S.S. Rana & Co.’s weekly newsletter on June 30, 2017.

f. The Judges :
** All entries shall be judged by a panel of intellectual property experts and design Professionals and the winners shall be selected by a consensus of the Judges.
** The Judges’ decision shall be final and binding on all participants.

g. Evaluation Criteria :
Entries will be judged on the basis of :
** Aesthetics
** Visual Appeal
** Originality & innovativeness
** Clarity of the design
** Industrial Applicability

The Prize :
Awards will be given for three best designs by the Judges- “Master’s Choice”

** The winner, selected by the Judges, will be awarded with a “Magical Creator of the Year” award along with a cash prize of INR 7,500/- , a certificate and assistance on a pro bono basis for getting his/her design registered with the Patent Office.

** First and Second runner ups would be presented with INR 5,000/- and INR 2,500/- respectively along with certificates;
** In case of a tie, the prize money would be equally distributed among the winners.
** This is our small endeavor to raise IP awareness in India and help the grassroot innovators, artisans, creators and designers to realize their true potential by providing a national platform to them.

h. Exhibit ‘CREATIO’TM :
Vidya Darshan Rana Charitable Trust may conduct an exhibition of all the selected, finalists and winner’s entries.