Designs

We assist businesses not only with the registration of industrial designs, but also in developing protection strategies and providing advice on all matters arising during their use. Our team has many years of experience and offers professional guidance in the following areas.

• Analysis of Product Projects or Designs. We conduct a detailed analysis of your design projects and other materials to determine which elements should be protected as industrial designs and provide recommendations on the best way and place to do so.


• Strategy for Registration and Use of Industrial Designs. We help create an effective strategy for registering industrial designs tailored to your business, optimizing the process, and setting priorities. For example, if you plan to launch products in multiple countries, we will develop a step-by-step registration plan, considering the specific intellectual property protection requirements in each country.


• Consultations on Various Aspects of Industrial Designs. We provide consultations on all aspects of design protection. If you have a specific question that requires professional insight or an action plan, we are ready to assist. The need for consultation may arise not only during registration but at any stage of design creation or use.

Thanks to searching, you can check the novelty of designs, ensure there are no infringements, or even assess competitors to create a new, unique design within the industry.

IPSTYLE Search includes:

• full coverage of jurisdictions where a search might be relevant
• we analyze a vast number of potentially similar designs in official registers to prepare a detailed report
• you receive a report with all found designs, along with a thorough analysis tailored to the goals of the search
• in addition to analyzing the designs themselves, we evaluate the activities of their owners, potential legal and business risks, and other criteria for design protectability
• after conducting the search, we provide consultations on the results

An industrial design can be registered in Ukraine provided that the filed application meets the criteria for legal protection and adheres to formal requirements. Once registered, the design’s owner has a "monopoly" on its use within their market segment and holds an important and valuable intangible asset in their portfolio. The term of design protection cannot exceed 25 years.

Who should consider design registration?
If you work on and invest resources into the appearance of a product, interface, label, or shape of a product, then protecting the design you’ve created is what you need. To register a design, it must be new and original. We provide consultations from the start and analyze the design to ensure it meets the necessary requirements.

We offer a comprehensive solution that includes:

• initial consultations on the required information and specifics of the registration process
• optionally, as part of an extended service package — conducting a preliminary search
• selection and analysis of images for registration
• support throughout the registration process, from application submission to receiving the certificate, along with regular updates on the registration status
• monitoring and annual maintenance of validity and extension of protection

It is possible to register a design in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously through the Hague registration procedure. The system includes 98 countries, and the list is constantly expanding. To register, you only need to select the countries for protection, and we will handle the rest.

What are the advantages of IPSTYLE?

• We have been managing international registrations for over 17 years and have experience in handling complex registrations in most countries worldwide
• We are knowledgeable about the specific nuances that may arise when registering trademarks in different countries
• We provide not only registration support but also post-registration management and ensure the renewal of protection

• initial consultations on the required information and specifics of the registration process
• optionally, as part of an extended service package — conducting a preliminary search
• approval and analysis of images for registration
• support throughout the registration process, from application submission to receiving the certificate, with regular updates on the registration status
• monitoring and renewal of protection

One of the ways to commercialize and manage designs is through the transfer of rights or the issuance of licenses for registered objects or the transfer of rights to obtain a certificate in a specific territory. Our team of lawyers provides full support throughout the rights transfer or licensing process: from choosing the best compensation terms to advising on tax obligations, preparing agreements, and, if necessary, registering contracts.

We offer a comprehensive solution that includes:

• audit of designs that are the subject of contractual obligations
• approval on key terms for contractual obligations
• drafting the contract in compliance with all necessary requirements for subsequent registration
• optionally, as part of an extended service package — full support for state registration of the contract

We conduct a comprehensive audit of designs to help you ensure the most efficient operation of your brand.

• Analysis: we thoroughly examine the designs and determine their legal status to ensure they are transferred from the author to the owner
• Addressing Deficiencies: we identify any shortcomings and provide specific solutions to address them, whether for new designs or those already registered or in the process of registration
• Optimization of Management: we systematize design information to improve management and monitoring efficiency