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Designs directions

The Designs Act 1949 allows us to give directions in some areas, so that we can react quickly to change.

• From: Intellectual Property Office
• Published: 23 December 2014
• Last updated: 26 April 2023 — See all updates

We can direct other things but these are usually in the context of a particular Design.

Documents

• Forms directions under Trade Marks, Patents and Designs Acts
  • 26 April 2023
  • Statutory guidance
• Forms directions under the Designs, Patents and Trade Marks Acts
  • 28 June 2022
  • Statutory guidance
• Directions: hours of business and excluded days
  • 17 February 2022
  • Statutory guidance
• Filing documents using the Forms@IPO e-mail address
  • 8 October 2021
  • Statutory guidance
• Filing patent, trade mark and design renewals by electronic means
  • 21 April 2021
  • Statutory guidance
• Forms directions under the Patents, Designs and Trade Marks Acts
  • 18 August 2021
  • Statutory guidance
• Forms directions for patents, designs and trade marks Acts
  • 31 March 2021
  • Statutory guidance
• Forms directions under patents, designs and trade marks Acts
  • 22 December 2020
  • Statutory guidance
• Changes to forms under the Patents, Registered Designs and Trade Marks Acts
  • 6 November 2020
  • Statutory guidance
• Directions under Patents, Registered Designs and Trade Marks Acts
  • 30 September 2020
  • Statutory guidance
• Directions under the Registered Designs Act and Trade Marks Act
  • 30 July 2020
  • Statutory guidance
• Directions under 37A of the Registered Design Act
  • 23 May 2018
  • Statutory guidance
• Incorporation of the priority declaration DC1 into the designs application service
  • 22 August 2017
  • Statutory guidance
• Application form in relation to use of electronic communications
  • 31 May 2016
  • Statutory guidance
• Application forms for applying to appeal
  • 16 March 2015
  • Statutory guidance
• Application forms for applying to register a design
  • 19 December 2017
  • Statutory guidance

Published 23 December 2014
Last updated 26 April 2023 + show all updates

1. 26 April 2023

   Forms directions under Trade Marks, Patents and Designs Acts added.

2. 28 June 2022

   Forms directions under the Designs, Patents and Trade Marks Acts added.

3. 17 February 2022

   Directions: hours of business and excluded days added.

4. 8 October 2021

   Filing documents using the Forms@IPO e-mail address added.

5. 18 August 2021

   Forms directions under the patents, designs and trade marks Acts added.

6. 21 April 2021

   Filing patent, trade mark and design renewals by electronic means added.

7. 31 March 2021

   Forms directions for patents, designs and trade marks Acts added.

8. 22 December 2020

   Forms directions under patents, designs and trade marks Acts added.

9. 6 November 2020

   Changes to forms under the Patents, Registered Designs and Trade Marks Acts added.

10. 30 September 2020

    Directions under Patents, Registered Designs and Trade Marks Acts added.

11. 30 July 2020

    Directions under the Register Designs and Trade Marks Act added.

12. 23 May 2018

    Directions under 37A of the Registered Design Act added.

13. 22 August 2017

    Incorporation of the priority declaration DC1 into the designs application service.

14. 31 May 2016

    New directions added for application form in relation to use of electronic communications.

15. 16 March 2015

    New directions added for application forms for applying to appeal.

16. 23 December 2014

    First published.