Design registration.
Review the product’s visual features, novelty considerations and representations for a design application.
The right support.
With the details in view.
Review protection for a product’s visual appearance through a design application. We help define the article, ownership and representations, then coordinate filing and examination follow-up. The focus is the appearance of the article rather than its technical operation, with novelty and disclosure history assessed before application.
First, establish what applies
Search, application, examination and grant or registration are different stages. Assess ownership, prior rights, classes and evidence with the relevant IP professional; an application does not guarantee protection.
What the scoped work can cover
- Design eligibility and representation checklist
- Prepared application and submission record
- Examination action and post-registration diary note
The documents.
A clearer starting point.
Use this as a preparation list for the initial review. The final checklist is confirmed against the applicant, service route, location and current authority requirements.
- 01
Clear consistent drawings or photographs showing the relevant views
- 02
Article name, intended use and proposed classification
- 03
Applicant identity, address and entity details
- 04
Designer-to-applicant ownership or assignment records
- 05
Earlier disclosure, exhibition and priority filing details
- 06
Agent authorisation and category evidence where applicable
Share sensitive records only through an agreed secure channel after the engagement is confirmed. Do not send passwords, OTPs or signing keys.
One step.
Then the next.
A clear sequence, with room to resolve the details that are specific to your business.
- 01
Review design eligibility
Separate visual features from functional aspects and assess known prior disclosure.
- 02
Prepare representations
Settle the views, article classification and novelty statement or disclaimers where required.
- 03
Submit the application
Coordinate the application with representations, ownership and any priority documents.
- 04
Follow examination
Review objections and permitted corrections, and retain the registration record if granted.
Scope, fees and timing are agreed after review. Document readiness, professional review and any authority queries affect the schedule. Statutory charges, testing, execution and other third-party costs are identified where relevant.
Keep the next
responsibility in view.
Retain approved representations, review product marking and track any available extension of protection and changes in ownership.
Explore obligations beyond your core businessGood questions.
Useful answers.
01Can a technical mechanism be protected as a design?+
Design protection concerns visual appearance. A technical invention may need a separate patentability assessment.
02Can I apply after launching the product?+
Prior public disclosure can affect novelty. Share the dates and circumstances before assuming the design remains eligible.
03Will one drawing protect every product variant?+
Protection is tied to the application’s design and article. Materially different variants or classifications need a separate filing review.