What is Community Industrial Design?
The community industrial design is a normal industrial design honored at the European Union´s community level. The application of a single law to all Community Design provides a strong and uniform protection throughout the European Union.
This all-encompassing, exclusive right to the design is honored in all member states of the European Union and prevents the designs use of third parties.
General Characteristics
- Protection of the design is covered in 28 EU countries and areas of future community expansion.
- The application cannot be limited to individual countries- one application automatically applies a business to seek an industrial design title in all EU member states.
- Industrial Designs are valid of 5 years and are renewable for a maximum of 25 years.
- Industrial Designs are usually issued within 1 month.
Types of design
Containers
Design Sets
Complex Products
Presentations
Adorment
Design Drawings / Artistic Work
Icons and Computer Icons
“A great design creates value and becomes a flagship asset of your company”