XXX-𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗣 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 - 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱.

𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁- 𝗫𝗫𝗫

In continuation of FAQ series on the subject matter of "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗣 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 - 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱", here is the Thirtieth, question is answered below in the series.

Design Registration Protection

Design registration protects the visual appearance of articles, including the following categories:

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀:

 • Machinery parts

 • Equipment housing

 • Tool designs

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀:

 • Bottles, containers, and packaging

 • Electronic device casings

𝗙𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

 • Chair designs and table shapes

 • Decorative furniture elements

𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀:

 • Fabric patterns and print designs

 • Surface decorations

𝗝𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗿𝘆:

 • Ornament shapes and decorative patterns

 • Ring designs

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀:

 • Car body designs and wheel rims

 • Interior patterns

𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

 • Building facades and decorative elements (but not construction methods)

𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀:

 • Icons and Graphical User Interface (GUI) elements

𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

For a design to be registered, it 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 meet the following requirements:

• Be 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹.

• 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 before the registration date.

• Be 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 from known designs.

𝗜𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁:

• Purely 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀

• 𝗠𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 aspects of the article

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