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Product & appearance
Global Registered Design Services
The way a product looks can be worth as much as how it works. We protect a product’s shape, configuration and ornamentation through UK and EU registered designs and the international Hague system.
How we help
Design searches
Before you file, we check what’s already protected so you know where things stand.
Single & multiple filings
We file designs one at a time, or bundle several into a single application to keep the cost down.
Hague international designs
Where it’s worth doing, we extend protection abroad through the Hague system.
Renewals
We handle renewals so your registered designs stay in force for their full term.
How we work
01
Assess
We check what is already registered and whether your design is new and has individual character.
02
Prepare & file
We prepare the drawings or photographs that define the design and file at the UKIPO, the EUIPO or through the Hague system.
03
Renew
Registered designs renew every five years, for up to 25 years in total. We track each deadline and file the renewals for you.
INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY
Protection that reaches where your business is going.
Design protection moves quickly and travels well. We register in the UK and the EU first, then extend through the Hague system where your products sell, keeping the whole family of designs under one strategy.
Hague system: international registration from a single application
Registered Community Design: unitary protection across the EU
Multiple filings: up to fifty designs in one UK application
Deferred publication: keep a design confidential until launch
Typical timeline (UK)
01
File application
Within 2–3 days
02
Examination
Within 2 weeks
03
Registered
Within 1 month
04
Renewals
Every 5 years
Frequently asked questions
How long does a registered design last?
A registered design may be maintained for up to twenty-five years, renewable in five-year periods.
Registered or unregistered design?
Can we protect several designs at once?
Can our design be opposed before it registers?
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Ready to protect what you’ve built?
Tell us what you’re working on and we’ll come back with clear, practical next steps.