A design is defined under Section 2(d) of the Designs Act 2001, as only the features of a shape, pattern, configuration, composition, or ornament of lines or colors that are applied to any article that is two dimensional, three dimensional, or both by an industrial process or any means whether mechanical, manual or chemical, separated or combined, which in the finished article are judged solely by the eye; but is not taken into account upon the principle of construction or anything which is in substance a merely mechanical device.
A design must include these qualities to obtain a design registration It should original and unique. The design should not be controversial or should offend the public order. It should not be published anywhere earlier Lastly, the design is applicable to the physical characteristics and does not include the procedural or mechanical elements.