Protect Your Product Design With Design Registration
Protect the distinctive visual appearance of your product with professional support throughout the design registration process.
What Is Design Registration?
Design registration protects the visual appearance of a product, including features such as its shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation, subject to the applicable law and registration requirements.
Registering a design can provide the owner with important legal rights over the registered appearance of the product and can help establish a clear record of the protected design.
Protect Your Design
Secure protection for the distinctive visual appearance of your product.
Create an Official Record
Registration creates an official record of the design and its ownership.
Strengthen Your Rights
Registered design rights can support protection and enforcement where applicable.
Explore International Protection
Professional support for design protection across relevant international markets.
Protecting Product Designs With Professional Support
Why Register a Design?
Design registration can help protect the distinctive appearance of your product and provide valuable rights that support your business and brand.
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Protect Your Design
Registration can provide legal protection for the registered appearance of your product, subject to the applicable law.
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Support Commercial Value
A protected design can help support commercial opportunities, licensing and the value associated with a distinctive product appearance.
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Strengthen Your Legal Position
A registered design creates an official record that may support your position when protecting or enforcing your design rights.
How Worldmarx Helps With Your Design Registration
From reviewing your design to preparing and managing the application, our team provides professional support throughout the design registration process.
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Review Your Design
We review the design information and supporting material to help identify the requirements for the application.
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Prepare the Application
We help organise the required information and prepare the design registration application for filing.
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Manage the Filing
We help manage the filing process and ensure the application is submitted with the relevant information.
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Track & Update
We keep track of relevant application updates and help you understand the next steps when required.
Our Simple 4-Step Design Registration Process
We keep the design registration process straightforward and organised, from reviewing your design and preparing the application to filing and keeping you informed about relevant updates.
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Review Your Design
We review your design information and identify the key requirements for registration.
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Prepare the Application
We organise the required information and prepare the design registration application for filing.
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Submit the Filing
We manage the filing process and submit the application with the relevant information and supporting material.
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Track & Update
We keep track of relevant updates and help you understand the next steps throughout the process.
Design Registration FAQs
Find answers to common questions about design registration, the application process and the professional support provided by Worldmarx.
What is design registration?
Design registration is a form of intellectual property protection for the visual appearance of an eligible product. Protection may cover features such as shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation, subject to the applicable law and registration requirements.
What types of designs can be registered?
Eligible designs may relate to the visual appearance of products, including features such as shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation. The specific requirements for registration vary depending on the applicable jurisdiction.
Why should I register my design?
Registration can provide legal rights over the registered design and create an official record of the design and its ownership. These rights may help support protection and enforcement where applicable.
Do I need to register my design before launching my product?
Timing can be important because public disclosure of a design may affect registrability in some jurisdictions. The applicable rules and exceptions vary, so it is advisable to consider registration before publicly launching or disclosing the design.
What information is required for design registration?
The requirements vary by jurisdiction and type of design. An application will generally require information about the applicant and design, together with representations or images of the design and other supporting information where required.
How long does design registration take?
Processing times vary depending on the relevant design office, application type, examination process and whether any objections or additional requirements arise.
Can Worldmarx help with design registration internationally?
Worldmarx can provide professional support for design registration in relevant jurisdictions, subject to the requirements of the countries involved and the services available.
What happens after a design application is filed?
The relevant design office processes the application according to its procedures. Further examination, requests for information or objections may arise before registration is completed.
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