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View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
The UK government's design principles and examples of how they've been used.
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…
This advice explains why good design is important, what success might look like and how it might be delivered in applications for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP).
Design your service using GOV.UK styles, components and patterns.
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
Guidance relating to the protection, managing and enforcing of a registered design. Registered designs protect the appearance, shape or decoration of a product.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
The UK has become the latest signatory to the Riyadh Design Law Treaty (RDLT).
This guide illustrates how well-designed places that are beautiful, enduring and successful can be achieved in practice.
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