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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…
From 1 October 2017 you will have the option of marking your product with a web address, instead of the registered design number.
Check the tariff classification of multifunctional display-monitors for vehicles.
Find registered designs in the UK
Guidance for manufacturers, their authorised representatives and importers.
Find out what information must be displayed at designated bathing waters.
How to display number or licence plates, get plates made up, replace lost, damaged or stolen plates, and the national letters, flags and symbols you can display.
To protect your design outside of the UK, you usually need to apply in each country you want protection in.
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
Buildings occupied by a public service organisation, eg council, libraries, education buildings etc need a Display Energy Certificate (DEC)
Outline of the design approach taken to various aspects of the baseline designs
Evaluation and case studies from the first phase of our design code pilots.
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
Supporting your team to make accessible services. Using semantic HTML, CSS, JavaScript and WAI-ARIA to make accessible interfaces.
A list of 10 criteria that represent good practice in creating, applying and enforcing design codes.
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
Use this form to inform us that you do not want your existing registered community design to be registered in the United Kingdom.
This guide explains, to those wanting to display an outdoor advertisement, how the system of advertisement control works in England.
Design your service using GOV.UK styles, components and patterns.
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
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