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Guidance relating to the protection, managing and enforcing of a registered design. Registered designs protect the appearance, shape or decoration of a product.
Find registered designs in the UK
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
A design registration helps protect the appearance of a product, such as…
Search the following design registers to check if anyone else has…
You must prepare detailed illustrations of your design. You can include up…
You must have illustrations of your design before you can apply to…
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will examine your application. If…
Once your design is registered it will be published in the journal of…
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
Intellectual property research publications commissioned by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) covering designs.
Includes registering, protecting and applying for designs and patents
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Intellectual property protection is a key concern for many British designers and design-intensive companies operating in China.
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
Get certified or uncertified copies of your patent, trade mark or design registration documents to prove that you have intellectual property rights.
You can renew a registered design or restore a design that's expired with the Intellectual Property Office
Change name, address or agent on the design register or cancel your design
This explains the rules governing address for service for intellectual property rights in the UK.
What to do if you think someone's used your intellectual property without permission - types of intellectual property abuse, help resolving disputes and further legal action you can take.
How to renew your patents, trade marks or registered designs: when to renew, how to renew online or renew and restore by post, how much it costs.
This Government Workplace Design Guide is one of a suite of guidance documents and standards setting out the aspirations for our workspaces.
Results of past design and design right decisions issued by us since 2013.
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is the official UK government body responsible for intellectual property (IP) rights including patents, designs, trade marks and copyright. IPO is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology , supported...
How can the UK intellectual property system better support our globally successful design industry?
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