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Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
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Includes chapters on applying for International registrations, design representation, deferment of publication, examination, refusals and renewals.
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
We’re seeking views on the final design of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, which will help industry to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.
A selection of design codes, chosen by the advisory board to the Office for Place, that demonstrate good practice.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Kuwait.
Guidance relating to the protection, managing and enforcing of a registered design. Registered designs protect the appearance, shape or decoration of a product.
Details of the design of the CCS Infrastructure Fund (CIF) and how it will be used.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Pakistan.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Colombia.
This page provides practical information to help you make the most of your IP when doing business in Kazakhstan.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Brazil.
Information to help you protect, manage and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in Bahrain.
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
Information to help you protect, manage, and enforce your intellectual property (IP) rights in the UAE.
The Industrial Heat Recovery Support (IHRS) programme was designed to encourage and support investment in heat recovery technologies.
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