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Guidance on creating design codes that promote the creation of successful places as set out in the National Model Design Code.
Learn how to publish accessible documents to meet the needs of all users under the accessibility regulations.
Guidance relating to the protection, managing and enforcing of a registered design. Registered designs protect the appearance, shape or decoration of a product.
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
Outline of the design approach taken to various aspects of the baseline designs
Change name, address or agent on the design register or cancel your design
Product recall for Giro Sport Design Giro Merit Bicycle Helmet presenting a risk of injuries.
Evaluation and case studies from the first phase of our design code pilots.
To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
Product Safety Report for Scatter Cushion presenting a high risk of choking and suffocation.
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
Includes chapters on definition of a design, novelty and individual character, technical function, morality and emblems.
Use this form to inform us that you do not want your existing registered community design to be registered in the United Kingdom.
Use this form to request a certified copy of a design.
A selection of design codes, chosen by the advisory board to the Office for Place, that demonstrate good practice.
Licensing bodies and collective management organisations can agree licences with users on behalf of owners and collect any royalties the owners are owed.
You can renew a registered design or restore a design that's expired with the Intellectual Property Office
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