Industrial designs
Industrial designs
Industrial property law
According to the Act, an industrial design is appearance of the whole or a part of a product resulting from the features of, in particular, the lines, contours, shapes, colours, texture, material or ornamentation of the product, if it is new and has individual character. In simple words, an industrial design is the appearance of an object, so it may be an original shape or a modern design. A product protected by an industrial design must be new and have individual character. Industrial design protection is granted for the maximum period of 25 years from the date of registration with the relevant office. The holder of a registered industrial design has the exclusive right to use the design for profit or for professional purposes.
Legal assistance
Preparation of documentation
We prepare industrial design application documents required for registration in the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland and the European Union Intellectual Property Office. We ensure timely renewal of registration rights and make changes to national, community and international registrations. We handle litigations in the event of infringement of the industrial design registration rights and acts of unfair competition. We have many years of experience in industrial design registration. Over many years of the activity of dr W. Tabor’s Patent Office we have obtained registration of several hundred designs.