Industrial design
Industrial design is protected if it is new and has an inpidual character. The right on an industrial design is acquired by registration. This right is an exclusive one and belongs to the first Applicant, provided no previous use of the design is established in favor of another person.
No registration is granted in case the design is contrary to public order and morality; the specific features of the design are solely determined by the technical or functional features of the product or depend on the joining of the proposed design with another product, so that both products realize their technical function.
The protection term of a registered industrial design is 10 years from the filing date of the application and the registration may be renewed for three successive 5 year terms.
The industrial design registration may be cancelled on ground of a previous intellectual property right or bad faith on behalf of the Applicant.
CTM design has many advantages in view of its uniform protection in all member states of EU.