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A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
Use this form to apply to register one or more designs.
Intellectual property research publications commissioned by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) covering designs.
Use this form to request for a search of the UK designs register.
Use this form to request a certified copy of a design.
The Registered Designs Act 1949 is the current law for the registration of designs and the protection of registered designs in the UK
You can renew a registered design or restore a design that's expired with the Intellectual Property Office
Includes registering, protecting and applying for designs and patents
Benefit from your design by licensing, mortgaging, selling, changing ownership and exploit by marketing.
To make the correction we are using the process set out in Section 21 of the Registered Designs Act 1949.
Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place.
Outline of the design approach taken to various aspects of the baseline designs
The design community is for anyone who wants to discuss and learn about the role of design in government.
We are seeking views on how to make the designs framework better and encourage creativity, innovation and give the UK a competitive edge.
Designs correction of error notices are used to notify any third party of a proposed correction of a clerical error made by the registry prior to a correction taking place
The Design Council was a non-departmental public body of BIS, but is now an independent organisation
A list of 10 criteria that represent good practice in creating, applying and enforcing design codes.
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