Examination and Registration What is examined by the Design Unit? The DPMA first checks whether all indications and documents required for the application have been received. The details of the applicant, the representation of the design and the indication of…
Requirements of Protection The design must be new and have individual character Pursuant to Section 2 of the Design Act ( Designgesetz ), your design must meet two criteria: the design must be new at the date of filing and it must have individual character. Novelty…
Questions about Designs FAQ Here you will find a selection of frequently asked questions on design protection What is a design? A design is defined as the "two-dimensional or three-dimensional appearance of the whole or a part of a product". It results, for example,…
Invalidity Proceedings Invalidity proceedings before the DPMA During the registration procedure before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), only the formal requirements and a few substantive requirements for design protection are examined, namely the…
Design Protection Further topics Requirements of Protection Registered designs protect the appearance of your products Registered designs protect the appearance of industrially manufactured or manually crafted products, for example, clothes, furniture, vehicles,…
Designs Today, the design of a product plays a considerable role in the buying decision. It provides impetus and sparks emotions. Since functional differences between products have become fewer and life cycles shorter, the visual appearance of a product is often the…