An industrial design can be registered for a period of:

• A. Five Years
• B. Five Years and Renewal for Two Consecutive Periods of Five Years
• C. Five Years and Renewed Indefinitely
• D. Five Years and Renewed for Another Five Years

Answer: (D)

The main idea is how long industrial designs are protected and how renewal works. Design protection is finite by design, to reward creativity while ensuring the public eventually benefits from disclosure. In this framework, a design is registered for five years, and there is an option to renew for an additional five-year period. That means the protection can extend to a total of ten years. The other possibilities would either give protection for only five years, offer unlimited renewal, or allow a longer total term than the stated regime. Here, the ten-year total—five years plus one renewal of five years—best matches the standard arrangement described.