Design Registration
Protect how the product looks, for ten years.
A design registration protects appearance rather than function: the shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation of an article as judged by the eye.
It must be new and not previously published anywhere. Publishing the design — including showing it at a trade fair or putting it on a website — before filing destroys its novelty.
Protection runs ten years and can be extended by five. It sits alongside a trademark, which protects the brand, and a patent, which protects the function.
What is included
- Novelty search
- Class selection under the Locarno Classification
- Representation sheets prepared to the registry's format
- Form 1 filing and the registration certificate
What we need from you
- Drawings or photographs from every view
- Applicant details and the article it applies to
- Statement of novelty
- Power of attorney
Questions
Can I register a design I have already sold?
No. Prior publication anywhere in the world destroys novelty, and that includes your own website, catalogue or trade-fair stand. File before you show it.
Also in Trademark & IP
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Get started with Design Registration
Tell us a little about the business and a chartered accountant will call you back. You will get a firm quote before any work begins.
- A qualified accountant on the call, not a call centre
- A firm quote before any work begins
- Your details are never sold or shared