Importance of Design Protection 

Design is where function meets form. From furniture to smartphones, design plays a crucial role in attracting customers and influencing their choice between competing products. For businesses that rely on the aesthetic appeal of their products to gain a competitive edge, protecting those designs from imitation is essential. Filing for Design registration ensures that your product’s unique appearance remains exclusively yours.

When consumers choose a product, their decision is often shaped not only by its practical utility and efficiency but also by its look and feel. A thoughtfully crafted design can significantly boost sales, often outperforming products with lesser visual appeal. Developing such a design involves considerable creativity, time, and investment—assets that should be protected from unauthorized copying.

The purpose of design protection is simple yet vital: to ensure that the creator of a profitable design is rightfully rewarded for their work and not unfairly deprived of its benefits by others replicating it without permission.

OUR EXPERTISE AREA: DESIGN PATENT LAWS

  • Preparing, filing, and prosecuting design patent applications

  • Renewal, opposition, infringement procedures

  • Design Search

  • Preparing Design Patent Applications

  • Filing Design Patent Applications

  • Prosecuting Design Patent Applications

  • Advising on Registration of Design

  • Advising on Infringement of Design

  • Advising on Opposition and Licensing of Design

  • Design watch.