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Find registered designs in the UK
What intellectual property is, how you can protect it, and which of copyright, patents, design right and trade marks applies to your work
Having the right type of intellectual property protection helps you to…
Protecting your intellectual property makes it easier to take legal action…
Register a design - what designs are protected, search the registers, prepare your illustrations, how to apply, disclaimers and limitations.
A design registration helps protect the appearance of a product, such as…
Search the following design registers to check if anyone else has…
You must prepare detailed illustrations of your design. You can include up…
You must have illustrations of your design before you can apply to…
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) will examine your application. If…
Once your design is registered it will be published in the journal of…
Get certified or uncertified copies of your patent, trade mark or design registration documents to prove that you have intellectual property rights.
What to do if you think someone's used your intellectual property without permission - types of intellectual property abuse, help resolving disputes and further legal action you can take.
You can renew a registered design or restore a design that's expired with the Intellectual Property Office
The shape and the configuration of objects are automatically protected by design right in the UK and Europe.
View designs registered in the designs journal from the last 25 years
Buy or get someone's permission to use a patent, trade mark, design or work under copyright
Use this form to record a change of ownership or to record or cancel a licence or security
Use this form to apply to register one or more designs.
Use this form to change a proprietor’s name or address.
Use this form to appointment or change of agent or contact address.
Use this form to apply to register one or more designs for which registration has been deferred.
Use this form to request for a search of the UK designs register.
Change name, address or agent on the design register or cancel your design
Use this form to request a certified copy of a design.
Use this form to renew a design registration.
Use this form to apply to be made a party to proceedings.
Use this form to confirm convention country priority claim relating to UK application for registered design.
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