Registrable Design :
A design is capable of being registered only if it is new or original.
Novelty: A design shall be considered to be new when it has not been disclosed to the public, anywhere in India or in any other Country, by publication or by use or in any other way, prior to the filing date or priority date.
A design shall be considered new if it is significantly distinguishable from known designs or combination of known designs. [Section 4]
Originality: Original in relation to a design, means
(a) originating from the author of design, and
(b) includes the cases, which though old in themselves yet are new in their application. [Section 2(g)]
For instance, the figure of Taj Mahal is centuries old. But if a person conceives for the first time, the idea of making a flower vase or an ash tray in the form of figure of Taj Mahal, that may be an original design and shall be registrable.