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Outline of the design approach taken to various aspects of the baseline designs
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…
A list of 10 criteria that represent good practice in creating, applying and enforcing design codes.
Use this form to inform us that you do not want your existing registered community design to be registered in the United Kingdom.
Guidance for businesses holding registered Community designs and international trade marks and designs.
Guidance for businesses who have unregistered Community designs.
Guidance relating to the protection, managing and enforcing of a registered design. Registered designs protect the appearance, shape or decoration of a product.
Use this form to inform us that you do not want your existing International Registration designating the EU to be registered in the United Kingdom
Provides advice on the key points to take into account on design.
A collection of case studies showing how businesses have protected their designs to help create value from their ideas.
Understand how preventative design measures can reduce the risk of harms happening on your online platform.
Design your service using GOV.UK styles, components and patterns.
Guidance documents and tools to help with the design and construction of school and further education college buildings and grounds.
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
The Designs Act 1949 allows us to give directions in some areas, so that we can react quickly to change.
Benefit from your design by licensing, mortgaging, selling, changing ownership and exploit by marketing.
Intellectual property research publications commissioned by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) covering designs.
The duties and competence requirements for building regulations that clients, designers and contractors must meet.
The government is working to protect UK citizens and businesses from the threats posed by poorly secured consumer connectable products (also known as 'IoT' or 'smart' devices.)
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