Design Registration
If your product's shape, configuration, pattern, or ornamentation gives it a distinctive look, design registration protects that visual identity from being copied by competitors.
What's Included
Services We Provide
Design Search
A prior-art search to assess the novelty of your product design before you invest in filing.
Design Filing
Preparation of representation sheets and filing of the application with the Design Office in the appropriate class.
Examination Report Response
Addressing objections raised by the examiner within the statutory timeline to move your application to registration.
Design Renewal
Extending the term of your registered design before it lapses, keeping your protection continuous.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
What is protected by a design registration?
Design registration protects the visual appearance of a product — its shape, configuration, pattern, ornamentation, or composition of lines and colours — not the underlying function.
How is design registration different from a patent?
A design registration protects how a product looks, while a patent protects how an invention works (its technical function). Many products benefit from both types of protection.
Can I register a design after it is already on the market?
Design registration generally requires the design to be novel and not previously disclosed, so it is best to file before public disclosure or launch wherever possible.
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