The present scenario of market all over the world suggests one needs to be unique in order to stay ahead. This principal in turn urged diamond traders round the globe to experiment with the shape, light performance and other details of diamonds.%%But something as intricate as diamonds needs lot of research work, time, finance, understanding and above all willingness to put in the effort. Although the trend of launching patented diamond cuts is coming up in a big way internationally,%%Indian players still have to go a long way.%%As a part of our constant efforts to find and suggest new avenues for the diamond industry Diamond World conducted its poll on ‘Do you think proprietary diamond cuts would sustain in market?’ on www.diamondworld.net for the month of November-December 2006.%%This is what we have some up with : 50% of the voters says Yes, since new trend is always welcome, 25% of the voters says No, loads of experiments distorts beauty of design where as just 15% says It is just a passing phase.%%Though diamond business in India started decades ago but the trend of venturing into patented diamond cuts is at its infancy stage. What when only a handful of diamond players out a battalion of diamond merchants have come out with their patented diamond cuts.%%This could be attributed to the charm for traditional diamond cuts in India, people are less experimental and the amount of time, energy, resources, research and outlook required to develop a proprietary cut is not everyone’s cup of tea!%%However, something unique is always welcome and everything takes its own time to mature.%%Proprietary diamond cuts, research work, india, international diamond cuts,