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Design Registration
It is undeniable that counterfeiting and piracy are a problem. This can be harmful to your business, especially when manufacturing new and innovative products. Due to different legislations in Asia and Europe, fighting for your rights can be time-consuming and costly. Alas, the chances of success are slim as well. The good news: preventing plagiarism of your products is simple, if you address the threat early on.
We can help you guard your product from plagiarism and register your trademark
To prevent counterfeits and piracy, you can protect your product/s and your brand with industrial property rights. In Germany, this is possible at the German Patent and Trademark Office (Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt; DPMA).
These are the four most important industrial property rights:
PATENTS
INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
TRADEMARKS
UTILITY MODELS
We can help you identify the industrial property right that is applicable to your case. The four types of rights stated above differ by the duration, the start of the protection, and the requirements. Our team can support you in regard to obtaining the necessary documents for the application as well as all of the following steps.
Are planning on selling your products internationally? Then protecting your patent and registering your trademark in Germany won’t suffice. In this case, expanding the protection to the European Union or to the rest of the world is crucial. A complex undertaking, that will be a smooth process with the help of our team.
Important notices regarding
industrial property rights
Not every product is eligible for a patent and not every trademark can be registered as such. Technical innovations, for example, have to be new, commercially usable, and derived from an innovative process. Trademarks have to be unique and distinguishable in order to be registered. When registering a design, the aspect of novelty is a deciding factor.
Important to know: The DPMA only subjects incoming patents through a thorough examination. Registering a trademark or registering a design is only formal. This means that you should check in advance whether your product or brand is actually new and unique. Otherwise, it is you who infringes the industrial property rights of someone else by registering it with the DPMA. Of course, our team can guide and advise during this preparatory step.
We’re happy to advise you!
Our team will help you to clarify all the details and find the best solution for you.