Designs
IIP can help you to identify and protect your designs.
A design registration is used to protect the shape, configuration, pattern or ornamentation of an object. The object could be a 3-dimensional thing such as a watch, or 2-dimensional such as a pattern on textile fabric.
A design registration protects the visual appearance of something and not the underlying function. The protection afforded by a design registration typically lasts for around 10-15 years depending on the country.
Design registrations can often be used in conjunction with other IP rights such as patents, since a patent protects the functionality of a product and a design registration protects the appearance of the product.
Further, our integrated Design and Marketing service can help you with the creation of your designs.
Insights - Designs
- May 3, 2024
We outline some of the key aspects of the VHDP legislation and reasons as to why we believe this legislation could be of benefit to Australian and New Zealand maritime designers who
- April 23, 2024
From looking into recent patent filing activity, it is clear that this technology is developing at an extremely fast rate, expanding the limits of what is possible.
- April 17, 2024
Intellectual property (IP) insurance is essential for businesses seeking to protect their valuable IP assets. It offers several benefits...
- April 10, 2024
Intellectual Property (IP) insurance is a specialised type of insurance designed to protect businesses from the financial risks associated with intellectual property disputes and litigation.
- April 4, 2024
For most inventors, the patenting process is a foreign concept that is confusing, complex, and divorced from the underlying development of the technology of an invention.
- March 22, 2024
Over the past few decades, the world has seen dizzying advancements in technology. By way of example, Australia only connected to the Internet in 1989 – now it’s impossible to imagine life