The protection of an industrial design or sample grants to its proprietor the exclusive right of use and prohibits others from using the design or sample without consent. The Act itself specifies the term “use” to include manufacture, offer, marketing, import, export, use or possession for these purposes of a product incorporating or applying the said design or sample.

The maximum duration of protection of a design is 25 years as of the filing date of the application divided into 5 periods of 5 years. The proprietor is entitled to renew the duration of the protection for one or more periods up to 25 years just by paying the relevant fees.