Design Registration

Design Registration

One kind of intellectual property protection that can prevent counterfeiting of newly developed works produced through industrial processes is design registration.

The Design Act of 2000 permits the registration of any shape, configuration, pattern, ornamentation, or compositing of lines or colors applied to a product. The following requirements must be met for a design to be registered. The design must be fresh and unique, relate to the shape, configuration, pattern, or ornamentation applied to the product, be applied to any article through an industrial process, and be visible when the article is displayed.

A ten-year design registration gives the inventor the only right to utilize the creation for that time, with an additional five years of extension possible. The Design Act provides the owner of a registered design with legal recourse in the event of infringement.

To guarantee that a design is adequately secured, it is crucial to register it with a professional file.

Documents required for Design Registration

• A certified copy of the Originals or certified copy of extracts from the disclaimer
• Affidavits
• Decorations
• Other public documents can be made available