As per the provisions of The Designs Act, 2000, a design means:
feature of shape, configuration and pattern, ornamentation or composition of lines or colors applied to an article by industrial process, which in the finished form appeals to and is judged solely by the eye;
may be in two or three dimensional or in both forms; or
capable of being produced by industrial process.
However, a design does not include:
mode or principle of construction of the article on which design is applied; or
trademark or property mark; or
artistic work.