What is not protectable

The following do not constitute industrial designs within the meaning of this Act and fall outside the scope of industrial-design protection:

1. 1.Designs containing official state symbols or emblems;
2. 2.Methods and principles relating to industrial design;
3. 3.Designs contrary to Islamic standards (sharia), public order, or good morals;
4. 4.A change in the dimensions of existing goods;
5. 5.Designs that are identical to, or misleadingly contain or resemble, another's registered trademark;
6. 6.A design that has merely a technical function and does not provide a new appearance for a product;
7. 7.Component parts in composite designs (spare parts).

Note — That part of an industrial design which constitutes the only means of achieving a technical result is not subject to the protection of this Chapter.