How To Register A Design

[urban33ltd]

Hello,

I am wondering if anyone has experience of registering a design of a product, so not a patent, but a design.

Lets say I want to design a Christmas tree bauble in a certain shape and colour, can I register this?

 

[Techsyn]

You might want to look at the following:

https://www.gov.uk/register-a-design

 

[Jesse Amick]

Hello,

I am wondering if anyone has experience of registering a design of a product, so not a patent, but a design.

Lets say I want to design a Christmas tree bauble in a certain shape and colour, can I register this?

Are you looking for free or paid can be good?

 

[Deleted member 13430]

You can either do it yourself or use a trade mark or patent attorney:-

http://www.hgf.com/services/trade-marks/registered-designs-filing-information/

Relatively easy to file, but easy to get wrong.

 

[DvanBins]

Whether or not you can register a design is not always a simple question as it depends on the product details and also the surrounding industry. Nonetheless, it is possible that registering a design, or another form of intellectual property, could be very valuable to you. If you want to have detailed guidance in this area we recommend that you contact an IP lawyer with the relevant background as the rules can be very specific.

If you do decide to seek legal advice, we would recommend that you obtain a fixed quote from a lawyer as this will enable you to control costs and make sure you know what you will be paying in advance. You could consider using a price comparison website like ours to get a feel for the costs.

Hope that helps!

 

[Deleted member 13430]

Registering a design is very easy, the big question is whether that registration is ultimately valid (based on prior art). Design Applications in the UK and via the Community Design system only go through a very basic formalities check, no examination as to novelty.

As I said easy to register, but very easy to get wrong. You need to think carefully about what you are registering and get the design drawings right. Also remember you only have a one year grace period to file your design application from the design being made available to the public, otherwise novelty is lost.