Designs

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It is sometimes controversial to say that looks are important. But in the world of design, it is often all that counts. In the world of legal protection for designs, how something looks is defining.

Design rights play a vital role in IP portfolios across a wide range of industry sectors, from fashion to toys and from automotive to aerospace engineering. In day-to-day items such as phones, kettles, children’s suitcases and even packaging, good design is driving sales. Often supplementing patent and trade mark protection, strong design rights are essential, if looks are important for your product.

We have a dedicated team of design specialists that can advise you, internationally, on:

Searching and preliminary advice – to assess prior rights, establish freedom to use the design and assess its likelihood of registration
Registration and prosecution of the design – to advise on the application process and deal with objections raised by the IP offices
Alignment with other rights – to consider how the registered design can work with patents, copyright and trade marks to create a canopy of IP protection for key product lines
Strategic advice – to identify, capture and assess ownership of national and multinational unregistered design rights and copyright
Cancellation and infringement – to advise you on and support you in taking action to enforce or protect your rights, calling on the support of our litigation experts when appropriate.

Michael Conway

UK and European Trade Mark Attorney

Patrick Chapman

UK and European Patent Attorney

Nicole Ockl

Attorney-at-Law (Germany), Certified IP Lawyer

Andrew Flaxman

UK and European Patent Attorney

Martin Krause

UK and European Trade Mark and Design Attorney

Martin Delafaille

UK and European Trade Mark Attorney, Solicitor (England and Wales)

Jordan Davies

Solicitor (England and Wales)

Sanjeet Plaha

Solicitor (England and Wales)

Knowledgeable attorneys, savvy litigators and skilled paralegals – all under one roof.

Protecting your trade marks secures the investment you make in your identity.

Knowing when design law can be deployed and how it interrelates with other IP rights can be the difference between success and failure.

An easily overlooked automatic right which is often linked to the arts, copyright protected material can be found in almost every aspect of a business.

Where database rights meet software and confidential information, we can assist.

Holding global portfolios and using state of the art technology, we ensure that your rights are maintained and renewed.