According to the Industrial Design law, a design is a two or three-dimensional appearance of a whole product or a part of the product. A design is made up of features such as lines, Contours, Colors, Shape, Surface Structure, and Material registration of the product which makes it more attractive & distinguishable from the product of it’s competitors.

Design” means only the features of shape, configuration, pattern, ornament or composition of lines or colors applied to any article whether in two dimensional or three dimensional or in both forms, by Any industrial process or means, whether manual, mechanical or chemical, separate or combined, which in the finished article appeal to and are judged solely by the eye; but does not include any mode or principle of construction or anything which is in substance a merely mechanical device.

What are the Essential requirements for the registration of design under the Designs Act, 2000?

• The design should be new or original, not previously published or used in any country before the date of application for registration.
• The pattern of the design should relate to features of shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation applied or applicable to an article.
• The design should be applied or applicable to any article by any industrial process.
• The features of the designs in the finished article should appeal to and are judged solely by the eye.
• The design should not include any trademark or property mark or artistic works.
• The Design should be significantly distinguishable from a known design or a combination of known designs.