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

𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗧-𝗫𝗫𝗫𝗜𝗩

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

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗟𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘁𝘆: The design has already been published or used anywhere in the world before the filing date.

𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹: The design is copied from existing designs or is merely an obvious variation of known designs.

𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: Protection is being sought for aspects that are purely mechanical or functional, rather than aesthetic.

𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: The design is not applied to a specific manufactured article.

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: The drawings or photographs submitted are unclear and do not properly represent the design.

𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀: A single application contains multiple designs that are unrelated to each other.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆: The design contains content deemed objectionable, immoral, or scandalous.

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: The design is too similar to existing registered designs to be considered unique.

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: The wrong Locarno class was selected, which affects the examination process.

𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀:The application suffers from procedural errors such as incomplete forms, incorrect fees, or missing documents.

𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆: To avoid rejection, ensure your design is truly novel and represented with clear, professional drawings.

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