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Design registration search API: registered industrial designs in India

A design registration search API finds industrial designs registered in India by article, owner or Locarno class, for clearance checks and competitor tracking.

Reviewed 13 Nov 20264 providers comparedAlso searched as: design registration search india, industrial design search india, registered design search api, design search api india

Short answer

IndiaCos searches industrial designs registered under the Designs Act, 2000 (Patent Office Journal, 2009 onwards) by article or owner words, Locarno class or journal issue, and returns the design number, article, proprietor and registration date. It costs INR 0.40 per successful call, with INR 50 free credit. IP India's public search is a free web alternative.

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Which API does a Design registration search check?

IndiaCos Design API: 2 endpoints, INR 0.40 per successful call, INR 50 free credit.

The API for this

JurisGrid score 85 out of 100

IndiaCos Design API

JurisGrid score 85 of 100. ₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit.

Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/design/searchSearch by q, class or journal, INR 0.40 per call
Endpoint: GET https://indiacos.com/api/v1/design/{design_number}One registered design with article, class, proprietor, term and drawings link
MCP URL: https://indiacos.com/mcp

Get API key Docs MCP setup

shell

curl -s "https://indiacos.com/api/v1/design/search?q=tata+motors&class=12" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $INDIACOS_API_KEY"

What does it return?

5 fields, as documented by the provider.

Design number, article and Locarno class
Proprietor and address as published, with linked company
Date of registration and term end
Priority details and journal entries
Link to the drawings

Who else sells a Design registration search API in India?

4 providers compared on what they sell for this check, access and published price.

Provider	What they sell for this	Score	API	MCP	Price	Source
IndiaCos	IndiaCos Design API	85	Public REST API	Public MCP server	₹0.40 per successful call, ₹50 free credit	Source
IP India Public Search	Official IP India public search for trademarks, patents and designs	21	Not published	Not published	Free	Sourceopens the source page
IPGO	Cloud IP management app covering trademarks, patents, copyrights and designs	Profile	Not published	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page
Sagacious IP	IP research and consulting firm covering patents and trademarks	Profile	Not published	Not published	Not published	Sourceopens the source page

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"Not published" means the provider does not state this on a public page. It is not a judgement on the product.

When is it the right choice?

Checking whether a product shape is already registered

Good for

Checking whether a product shape is already registered
Tracking a competitor's design filings
Linking a company to its registered designs
IP due diligence

Limits

Registered designs from the Patent Office Journal from 2009 onwards; older designs and pending applications are not covered
Word matches come back in no particular order; there is no image similarity search
This is a record search, not an opinion on infringement or novelty

Frequently asked questions

Is there an API to search registered designs in India?

IP India offers a free web search and no documented public API was found. IndiaCos provides registered design search and lookup through a REST API.

How much does it cost?

INR 0.40 per successful call from a prepaid wallet, with INR 50 free credit. Searches that find nothing are billed; errors are not.

What does a design record include?

Article, Locarno class, proprietor and address as published, registration date, term, priority, journal entries and a link to the drawings.

Can an AI agent call this API?

Yes. IndiaCos runs an MCP server at https://indiacos.com/mcp, so assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can use the same data. The REST API uses an API key as a Bearer token, billed to a prepaid wallet.

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