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

𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧 -𝗫𝗫𝗫𝗜𝗜𝗜

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

𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮: 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆

𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Protection lasts for 10 years starting from the date of registration.

𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: The term can be extended for an additional 5 years.

𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺: The total protection period is 15 years; no further extensions are granted after this period.

𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: To claim the extension, you must file a renewal application in the prescribed form with the required fees before the initial 10-year term expires.

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱: A limited grace period is available for filing late renewal applications if the deadline is missed.

𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: There are no annual maintenance fees. You only pay a one-time fee for the extension.

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻: After the 15-year maximum term, the design enters the public domain and can be used by anyone.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻: The protection term is shorter than trademarks renewable indefinitely) or copyright (60+ years), but is generally considered sufficient for the commercial lifecycle of a design.

𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: It is crucial to file early to maximize the protection period and align product development and marketing cycles with this 15-year time frame.

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