A well designed couch is both a relaxing piece of furniture and pleasure for the eyes. The same applies to almost every manufactured product. Its success among consumers will depend not only on its functionality but on its aesthetic appeal as well.
Original design is considered valuable intellectual property. We offer European design registration services.
Protect your design!
A design registration protects you against copying and counterfeiting
Registered design will increase value of your business
A single registration gives you protection in all 28 EU countries
Opportunity to license, sell or otherwise assign your registered design patent
Presumption of your IP rights in case of legal disagreements
It showcases the uniqueness of design to the existing and the potential customers
First, you will need to fill our short online form and tell us about your design. After you give us all the details we need, we will conduct a novelty search and evaluation of individual character of the design – it is necessary to make sure that your design is not a copy of an already existing one.
If everything is in order, we will fill design application form on your behalf. Once received at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), your application will be checked by the examiners. Most online filings are registered within a couple of days.
A design MUST be applied for registration not later than a 12-month period after the design was disclosed to public.
We prepare an initial novelty search and evaluation of individual character of the design
We prepare an initial novelty search and evaluation of individual character of the design
We fill your application and file it to European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
We fill your application and file it to European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
A single registration gives protection in all 28 European Union countries
A single registration gives protection in all 28 European Union countries
Our experienced attorneys will provide a professional advice regarding the next steps
Our experienced attorneys will provide a professional advice regarding the next steps
We prepare an initial novelty search and evaluation of individual character of the design
We fill your application and file it to European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
A single registration gives protection in all 28 European Union countries
Our experienced attorneys will provide a professional advice regarding the next steps
Includes: novelty search, to prepare and file application, single registration in all 28 EU members countries, attorney advice
In order to prevent future conflicts, it is recommended to check design registers before applying for design protection. The respective registers will provide information about all registered designs. This way you will be able to learn if your design is unique or not.
Officially registered designs can be used to stop people from copying or stealing your design. It gives the owner of the registered design a stronger position if a third party starts making or trading a design that is similar to yours. Registered design enjoys additional protection to the copyright protection that it may already enjoy as an original work of art. The registration certificate provides you with a solid proof of legal protection in particular jurisdiction where it is registered in.
In most jurisdictions, to register a design, it must be new and possess individual character. A design is new if no identical design has been disclosed before it. If two designs differ only in immaterial details, they will still be considered identical. A design possesses individual character if the overall impression conveyed to the informed user differs from that conveyed by any other previous designs.
Usually, the process of registering a design takes about 9 to 12 months. It depends on the applicant, the actions of the interested party and specified law terms.
After submitting an application, the design is not published for 6 months. However, the publication of the design can be postponed up to 30 months by owners request.
When the design registration is announced, third parties may file an opposition within 3 months from the date of publication.
From the date of filing the design application, the priority right to the design arises and temporary protection is granted until the design certificate is issued.
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