Design Patent

DDesign protection

You can protect a design against imitation with a design patent. The shape and colour of a three-dimensional product (e.g. an article of daily use, packaging, etc.) or a two-dimensional design (e.g. a logo) can be protected. We recommend filing the design application with the Patent Office before the first publication of the design. However, the application can still be filed within twelve months of the first publication.

The maximum term of protection for a design is 25 years. Due to its long term, the design patent is often used as a supplementary property right to the utility model or patent. This is possible if the design is not exclusively technical.

One advantage of the design patent is its rapid availability. As a rule, a design is registered within a few weeks.

We will be happy to check whether design protection is possible for your design and carry out all the necessary work for you.