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Registered Design Protection for Product Innovation
Secure protection for the visual appearance of your products across the UK, European Union, and international markets.
EUIPO | UKIPO | Polish Patent Office
18+ Years IP Experience
Trusted by product innovators, manufacturers, and design-driven brands across Europe.
What is a Registered Design?
A registered design protects the visual appearance of a product, including its shape, configuration, patterns, colours, and ornamentation. Unlike patents, which protect technical innovations, design rights protect how a product looks rather than how it works.
Design protection is particularly valuable for businesses that invest in product aesthetics, packaging, and user-facing design.
Examples of Designs
• product shapes
• packaging designs
• graphical user interfaces
• furniture designs
• fashion items
• consumer electronics
Why Design Protection Matters
Prevent Copying
Stop competitors from copying your product design.
Market Differentiation
Protect the distinctive appearance of your products.
Competitive Advantage
Strengthen your position in design-driven markets.
Business Asset
Design rights can be licensed or sold.
Fast Protection
Registered designs can be obtained quickly in many jurisdictions.
Global Recognition
Design protection can extend across multiple markets.
Explore Our Design Registration Services
Whether you're protecting a single product, launching across Europe or building an international design portfolio, IP Meridian provides strategic advice and end-to-end support for every stage of the design registration proces
EU Design Registration (RCD)
UK Design Registration (UKIPO)
International Design Registration (Hague System) (WIPO)
Protect the appearance of your products throughout all EU Member States through Registered Community Design (RCD) protection
Secure registered design protection for products marketed in the United Kingdom.
Protect your designs internationally using the Hague System where appropriate.
Design Portfolio Management
Design Renewals & Enforcement
Design Licensing & Commercialisation
Develop a coordinated protection strategy for multiple products and future design launches.
Advice on renewals, infringement, enforcement and protecting your registered designs.
Maximise the commercial value of your registered designs through licensing and assignments.
Digital & GUI Design Protection
Design Search & Availability Assessment
Specialized expertise in securing registered designs for screen icons, graphical user interfaces (GUI), and digital typographic elements in a tech-driven economy.
Comprehensive searches across national and international databases to assess whether your design is eligible for protection.
Design Registration Process
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Design Audit
Filing Strategy
Official Filing
Examination
Registration
We analyze the visual features of your product to ensure they meet the criteria for registered protection.
Selection of the most effective jurisdictions, including EUIPO, UKIPO, and the Polish Patent Office.
Expert preparation and submission of your design representations and formal application data.
Handling all communications with official examiners to ensure the registration remains on track.
Securing your certificate and advising on long-term enforcement and renewal strategy.
Design Protection FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Why Businesses Choose IP Meridian
18+ Years of International IP Experience
35+ EU Registered Designs
3,300+ Intellectual Property Matters
EUIPO • UK • Hague System
Supporting innovative businesses with the protection of product, packaging, graphical and digital designs.
Founder experience representing clients before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
Founder experience across trademarks, registered designs, patent searches and international IP protection.
Helping businesses protect designs across Europe and internationally through coordinated filing strategies.
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