A design may be the procedure of bringing your imagination to reality by making it into a concept, drawing, or a plan intentionally by an individual. It could depict a process, an arrangement of shapes or lines to form a specific shape, or even to refer to the nature of something. Designs are most often created by creative individuals, leading to a resulting prototype, product, or blueprint.
Initially, a design registration enables the creator/user to enjoy the ownership of that design for a specific period. Designs can be any pattern, sketch, shape, etc., which require registration to protect them against infringement. Some design examples are listed below:
Now, why is it necessary to register your design? Well, firstly because if it isn’t registered, anyone can steal the design from you and claim it as theirs, even though design registration only protects the visible appearance of your product/drawing, it won’t secure what the product is made from or how it works because it will become an inspiration. Secondly, after all that hard work you put into creating your design, you wouldn’t want someone else to take credit for it. This is why Wish Law Services is your local design registration firm in Karachi, at your service to help protect your design and get it safely registered with the government.
The owner of the design can be:
If this engineer, architect, artist, or designer is an independent individual, the rights to the design will stay with this individual, even if the developer pays for the design.
It is important to note that even if the individual is employed at an organization and the design is created within the extent of their employment terms, such as an employee sketcher preparing the drawing or product for the architect’s employer, then it is the employer who will own the rights to the copyright in the given design.
As a designer, you always want to protect your work from being copied by another individual. If you have a product or sketch that has a good form or appearance, and this specific sketch or product contributes to another individual’s preference or intention for that product, you should consider protecting it by registering your design. You should still note that, in some events, it is possible to use a design that is already copyright-protected and registered without infringing the original creator’s rights and your content can be removed in response to a declaration of infringement, even if you have:
An application form, called Form 15 is given by the Patent Office. You must fill this form with your name, contact details, the structure of your design, the patterns, and additional photos of your design(s). You may also be required to document or have the choice of recording, a Statement of Novelty or a written report for the respective design. The details should be of the design and not the item to which it is applied. It must be straightforward and acceptable in separating your design from any previous designs. It should cover all the particular highlights of your plan and should portray which features are the most important. You will need to pay the expense of Rs. 500/ – for one design application.
You will at some point need to hire an IP lawyer to help document, record, and finish the enlistment procedure, this is where Wish Law Services comes in. Our experienced lawyers in Karachi are at your service, offering free consultations 24/7. After your design is enrolled, it goes into the register of plans, then a plan enlistment testament is given.
After you submit the application, the Patent Office will examine the application to ensure that it agrees to the administrative requirements. Checking if all essential formalities have been fulfilled by the applicant. The application’s official receipt will be given within thirty days.
After the proper examination, the authentic assessment of the application is directed, generally within half a year of the documenting date. Its results are recorded and sent as a hard copy to the applicant or the respective lawyer since the applicant may react to any complaints raised during the process and eliminate them.
After all the confirmations and judgments, it is looked into if any complaints have been eliminated by the applicant. If no objections are raised, the plan is registered, and the enlistment authentication is acquired.
Our lawyers and consultants, at Wish Law Services have been registering trademarks, copyrights, patents, and designs all over Pakistan, since 2010. Hence, they have the expertise required to guide you through these registration processes and give proper consultation to you along the way. Send an email to info@wishlaw.com for further information.
Once the design is registered, the creator will enjoy the following advantages:
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