Registered designs provide intellectual property protection for the visual appearance or ornamentation of an industrial product or handicraft. Key benefits include publication to prevent copying, monopoly rights to prevent unauthorized use, and serving as security for financing. The community design system allows registering a single design for protection across the European Union. Requirements for registration include the design being novel and having individual character compared to prior designs.

4. Can Complete the Intellectual Property Picture Patents Trade Marks Design Right Copyright Registered Designs

5. Registered vs Unregistered Needs to be shown Existence – Public Shorter Duration Longer duration Copying Right Monopoly Right Free Costs Money Automatic Need to Apply Unregistered Registered

7. Some Examples

8. Typical Industrial Products Community Design 000017009-0001 TELEFONICA, S.A.

9. Packaging Community Design 000261003-0001 Mars, Incorporated

10. Sets of Articles Community Design 000465679-0016 Willis Gambier Ltd

11. Parts of Products Community Designs 000041173-0003 and 000041173-0004 Inquam (UK) Limited

12. Logos Community Design Number 000332192-0001 The British Broadcasting Corporation

13. Computer Icons Community Design Number 000028428-0028 VODAFONE GROUP PLC

14. Typefaces Community Design Number 000077029-0001 Caudrelier, Valérie

15. Web Page Layout Community Design 000529672-0001 Nominet UK

16. Ornamentation – Applicable to Many Articles Community Design 000250881-0001 UAB "KAVINUKAS"

18. Design not reflecting the outward appearance of an item

19. Not industrial/handicraft item

20. Appearance exclusively dictated by technical function Community Design 000273644-0001 Zakład Produkcyjno

21. Against morality or public policy

23. Lack of Novelty Prior Design RCD 5269

24. Lack of Distinctive Character Prior Design RCD 225073