The TRIPS Agreement, provides for the minimum standards of
protection for the Industrial Designs. India has already legislated
to provide for such standards. The purpose of the [Indian] Design
Act, 2000 (the "Design Act") is to afford protection to
original and aesthetically appealing designs capable of being
applied commercially. The Design Act is in consonance with the
changes in technology and economic advances.
Functionality aspects of a design are not protected under the
Design Act as the same are subject matter of patents.
Features of shape, configuration, pattern, ornament or
composition of lines or colours applied to any article, whether in
two dimensional or three dimensional or in both forms, can be
registered under the Design Act.
