Industrial Design protection is provided for a shape, configuration, surface pattern, colour, or line (or a combination of these), which, when applied to a functional article, produces or increases ...

This article outlines some of the basics of design patents, as well as some of the advantages and disadvantages, to assist you in developing your intellectual property strategy. A design patent ...

Protection Strategy The possibility of protecting a product design through other forms of intellectual property vehicles in addition to an industrial design should be considered on a case by case ...

Despite their strength and versatility, design rights remain underused. As Wässingbo notes, “Maybe one can say that design is often in the shadow of patents, utility patents, and trademarks.” Indeed, ...

“Unfortunately, not nearly enough individuals and companies are seeking design patent protection. In 2019, for example, there were 46,847 design patent applications filed, which represents 7.01% of ...

This is an Insight article, written by a selected contributor as part of WTR's co-published content. Read more on Insight Design protection has taken on an increasingly important role in recent years, ...

The fight between insurers and car manufacturers as to whether and, if so how, to protect the design of spare parts for cars delayed the implementation of an EU regulation on design protection for ...

The system is an up-to-date, reliable and effective way to protect design rights on the regional level, explains Arman Sauganbayev Gorodissky & Partners (Kazakhstan office). The Eurasian design ...

the Act on the Legal Protection of Designs at National Level (Act XLVIII, 2001); the EU Community Design Regulation (6/2002), which covers registered and unregistered designs at EU level; and the ...

The consultation, led by the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), will run until 27 November 2025 and seeks views from across the design community, from independent creators and small studios to luxury ...

Min Son of Hanol IP & Law reports on a revision of the Korean Design Protection Act that will relax several restrictions and improve procedural practices The South Korean Design Protection Act has ...