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Application fee £1300 + VAT*
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What is a Design?
A registered design is a monopoly right for the outward appearance of an article or a set of articles of manufacture. A registered design can be renewed for 5-year periods up to a maximum of 25 years and is a property that, like any other business commodity, may be bought, sold, hired or licensed.
What can be registered as a Design?
A registrable design may be a feature of shape, configuration, pattern or ornament applied to an article by any industrial process, being features that in the finished article appeal to and are judged by the eye.
It is also now possible to register parts of products and components parts; therefore a registrable design may be a handle of a mug, the lid of a pen (though internal components such as a replaceable ink cartridge cannot be registered as a design because they are not ordinarily in view when in use).
What protection does a registered design offer?
A registrable design brings the exclusive right to make, import, sell or hire out any article to which the design has been applied, or to let others use the design under terms agreed by the registered owner, in the UK and the Isle of Man.
A registered design also brings the right to take legal action against others who might be infringing the design and to claim damages.
Furthermore, the fact that a design is registered may be enough to deter any potential infringement.
Obviously, if we are formally instructed to bring infringement proceedings against a third party or to oppose a new design application you would be liable to our legal fees which are difficult to predict in advance. Our legal fees are calculated on the complexity of each individual case, the amount of time spent on the case, arrangement and attendance of any pre-conference meetings or main hearings (if any), preparation and exhibit of evidence etc. etc.
We can, on your behalf, register a design either on the UK Design Register or the Community Design register. A UK design registration is effective within the UK including the Isle of Man and a Community Registration is effective in all EU member states (including the UK).
Duration of Registration
A design registration can last up to 25 years, the period of protection is renewable every 5 years up until the maximum 25 year period.
Fees - UK Registered Designs
Availability and Registrability Search fees
£82.25 Incl. VAT
Application fee per design
£176.25 Incl. VAT
Fees - EU Registered Designs
Availability and Registrability Search fees
£82.25 Incl. VAT
Application fee per design
£646.25 Incl. VATApplication fee (including publication fee) for each additional design (between 2 and 10 designs)
£300 Incl. VAT each
Application fee (including publication fee) for each additional design (11 + designs)
£190.00 Incl. VAT each
UK Renewal Fees
2nd period renewal
£323.25 Incl. VAT
3rd period renewal
£390 Incl. VAT
4th period renewal
£520 Incl. VAT
5th period renewal
£655 Incl. VAT
EU Renewal Fees
2nd period renewal
£190 Incl. VAT
3rd period renewal
£240 Incl. VAT
4th period renewal
£300 Incl. VAT
5th period renewal
£360 Incl. VAT