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Design Protection

In today’s design-conscious environment, the ability to protect the appearance of original products through design registration can be crucial to the success of a business.

Visual aspects of many products can be protected with registered designs, enabling action to be taken against those who try to produce copycat items.

The value of design protection can often be overlooked. Depending on the product, registered designs can be the key aspect of IP protection.

Why design registration matters for your products

Design registrations are often relatively quick and inexpensive to obtain and, in certain circumstances, they can be very useful in preventing others from commercialising products having the same or a similar appearance.

Registered designs are often best used in combination with patent and trade mark rights, and our team can advise how to implement such strategies, including design registration in the UK and internationally, for businesses seeking wider coverage.

Specialist guidance on design rights protection

Our experienced design attorneys have strong expertise in securing design rights protection and ensuring your designs are robust and enforceable.

Why choose Forresters for design protection

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Holistic View

We consider registered design protection in the context of other IP rights.

Expertise

Our design attorneys have extensive experience in securing design registrations for clients across many industries.

International Protection

We assist with design registration in the UK, Germany, Europe and internationally.

Enforcement

Advice on the best way to defend your registered design against competitors.

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