Processing & Examination of the Application :
On receipt of an application, the Office accords a date and serial number to the application. This serial number, upon registration, becomes the registration number of the design. The application for registration of a design is refereed by the Controller of Designs to an Examiner of Designs for conducting examination as to:
(a) whether the application and the documents satisfy the formal requirements, and
(b) whether such design as applied to an article is registrable, under the provisions of the Designs Act, 2000 and Designs Rules, 2001. [Section 5(1)