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Product Recall for Children's Blue and Grey Patterned Life Jacket presenting a serious risk of drowning.
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
An overview of our Design Code Pathfinder programme.
A selection of design codes, chosen by the advisory board to the Office for Place, that demonstrate good practice.
Benefits of patterns, how to iterate existing patterns and share research into patterns.
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