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FAQs

I have a three-dimensional product rather than a graphical two dimensional work. My product has a nice design which took me quite some time to devise. How do I register the design right and how much does it cost?

Unregistered design right as opposed to copyright will give you some rights to protect the shape of the design against copying. It subsists automatically as of the date of creation, and costs nothing.

For how long can I rely on protection for the design of my product using design right?

Unregistered design right will last for 10 years from the end of the calendar year of first marketing. If you do not market the product in the first 5 years, then design right will last for 15 years from the end of the calendar year of first recordal.

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How can I mark my product to warn others or deter people from copying it?

UDR reserved ‘your name’ 2010 (or the year when it was first created or marketed)

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I have written a book. Will copyright protect me and if so for how long?

Yes. 70 years from the end of the calendar year of the death of the author. The same applies to artistic works.

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