The document discusses Indian design registration. It defines a design as the visual appearance or ornamentation of an object. To be registered, a design must not be dictated solely by technical function and must not be an artistic or literary work. The registration process involves filing an application that is examined for compliance with requirements before the design is accepted for publication or refused. Benefits of registration include exclusive rights over the design for an initial 10-year period that can be renewed for 5 more years. Infringement of a registered design without permission is considered piracy.

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2. What is a DesignA Design refers to the features of shape, configuration, pattern, ornamentation or composition of lines or colors applied to any article, whether in 2-D or 3-D (or both) forms.

3. This can be applied to any industrial process or means (manual, mechanical or chemical) separately or by a combined process, which in the finished article appeals to & judged solely to the eye.

4. Design does not include any mode or principle of construction or anything which is mere mechanical device.

5. It also does not include any trade mark or any artistic work. Set of Articles

6. Essential Requirements of Registration

7. Exclusions from scope of RegistrationDesigns which are primarily of artistic or literary character are not protectable under the Designs Act

8. The design must not be dictated solely by its technical function. Design protection is not accorded to features of appearance of a product which must be reproduced in their exact forms and dimensions in order to permit the product in which the design is incorporated or to which it is applied to be assembled with another product such that each may perform its function. Shape of a KeySolely FunctionalNot Registrable

9. Filing of Application Procedure for RegistrationApplication No. AllotmentExamination & Examination ReportObjectedNo ObjectionsCommunication of ObjectionsHearing if Opposition is contestedRefusalNon-Compliance of ObjectionsRemoval of ObjectionsRe-examination AbandonedAppeal to High CourtIf Appeal is allowedCompliance of ObjectionsAcceptanceNotification in Official JournalIssuance of Certificate

10. Benefits of RegistrationThe registration of a Design confers upon the Registered Proprietor or the exclusive right to apply a design to the article in the class in which the design has been registered.