Design

Design

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We represent our clients before the UK Designs Registry at the UK Intellectual Property Office ( called the UKIPO ), and the European Community Designs Registry ( called OHIM ).

We can also arrange design filings through our effective and cost-effective overseas associates throughout the world.

Albright Patents are able to advise on any area of design law, including:

• Registrability - advising on European designs and UK designs
• Searching
• Design filing - preparing and filing designs in Europe and England
• Validity
• Infringement
• Revocation
• Licences and assignments and recordal.

Design Overview

Designs protect the appearance or shape of a product. In particular, a UK Registered Design or Community Design protects the appearance of the whole or a part of a product resulting from the features of, in particular, the lines, contours, colours, shape, texture or materials of the product or its ornamentation. There can be some overlap with Trademark registration, and we can advise you of the pros and cons in this regard.