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Industrial design

Protection of the product’s shape: the external configuration, the ornamental set of lines and colours that sets your object apart.

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What you need to know

Industrial design protects appearance, not function. It covers the ornamental plastic shape of an object or the ornamental set of lines and colours applicable to a product, as long as the visual result is new, original and industrially reproducible. Packaging, furniture, lamps, footwear, technical parts and graphical interfaces are typical objects.

It is the registration that stops a competitor from copying the shape of your product and selling it cheaper. The application depends on well-executed drawings or photographs, which define exactly what is protected. It lasts 10 years from filing, renewable for three periods of 5 years — up to 25 years in total. The grace period for prior disclosure is 180 days.

What Regicenter does
Assessment of the novelty and originality of the shape
Preparation of views, drawings and field of application
Filing at INPI and follow-up of the examination
Control of renewal deadlines

How it works

Step 1 of 4
Shape analysis

We check whether the configuration is new, original and registrable as an industrial design.

Step 2 of 4
Preparing the views

Drawings or photographs are organised to define the intended protection.

Step 3 of 4
Filing

Application filed at INPI with the field of application defined.

Step 4 of 4
Term

Once granted, the unit tracks the renewal deadlines up to the legal limit.

Process handled by the unit in your region. Deadlines and fees follow INPI’s official publications.

Other services

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Other IP rights Patents Registration of inventions and utility models at INPI, to stop third parties from making, selling or importing your solution. Other IP rights Software Computer program registration at INPI: proof of authorship and date for the code behind your product. Other IP rights Copyright Registration of creative works — texts, illustrations, music, projects, audiovisual — to prove authorship and date. Other IP rights Geographical indication INPI recognition that a product or service comes from a specific place — and only those from there may use the name. Other IP rights Technology transfer Licence, assignment and know-how agreements recorded at INPI, so the transaction is effective against third parties. Trademarks Prior search Before you spend on the application, the unit compares your name with what already exists in the INPI database and tells you where the risk is.

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The search tells you right away whether the name is available. The unit in your region explains the rest by phone or WhatsApp.

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