Any composition of lines or colors or any three dimensional form, whether or not associated with lines or colors, provided that such composition or form gives a special appearance to a product of industry or handicraft
We should register an industrial design if it is new and or original to prevent misuse of the product or copying of its shape and form. In doing so, we can monopolize the manufactured product.
The registration of an industrial design shall be valid for a period of five years. This period may be renewed for two further consecutive periods of five years.
Yes. After expiry, a period of six months shall be allowed or they must apply six months before the date of the application registeratio.
After expiry of each period that starts at the end of the said period, in the system, you must choose the renewal application for the period of 5 months. A grace period of six months shall be allowed for the payment of the renewal fee and a fine for late payment shall be considered. After the payment, it shall be renewed for the period of 5 years.
Upon the experts' agreement, the acceptable advertisement of approval shall be issued. After the registration fee was paid, a registration number shall be issued within 5 to 10 working days and registered ultimately.
National identification card and birth certificate, postal code, fixed phone number, mobile number of the owner in case there was a business certificate or license and e-mail.
Company Documents (Company Establishment Gazette, Advertisement of Final Changes), Business Certificate or License, Introduction of representative and Company Individual with Signature Authority
Operation license, exporting and manufacturing, product manufacturing and sell, importation of items containing the industrial design at that time
Yes, it can be
Yes, it can be
It is a certificate by which the ownership of the product shall be given to its owner, and he/she can make use of the product, import, and export
The registered owner of an Industrial design may institute court proceedings against any person who performs any of the acts including exploitation of a registered industrial design e.g., making and selling without his/her consent, or performs acts which make it likely that future infringement will occur.
Any interested person may request the court to invalidate the registration of an industrial design. For this purpose, the said person requesting the invalidation must prove that any of the requirement of articles 20 and 21 is not fulfilled or that the registered owner of the industrial design is not the creator or his successor in title.
No. The cartoon character must be registered in the form of a logo and the manufactured doll can be registered
No, the package cannot be registered as long as the symbol has not been registered.
An industrial design right is just about the appearance or aesthetic features of a product. However, if the product has technical, innovative and industrial applications, we shall call it an invention.
Similar industrial designs must be monopolized.
The similarity must be above 30%.
The performance cannot be registered (the Office shall declare conditional refusal).
No, color cannot be registered and it shall not be considered as a criterion.
The size, color, and quality of an industrial design shall not lead to ownership.
Two or three industrial designs from a category can be stated and submitted in the deceleration, e.g., furniture set, dinner plates, sets and collections of mind games such as jigsaw puzzle.
If these designs are like the above-mentioned set, they can be registered all together provided they are in a similar form.
A design is just about external configuration; however an invention refers to technical manufacturing, application and use of an innovative object.
We can apply for both to the Office of Industrial Property, simultaneously and then can register the product as an invention and also its design.
Yes. He/ she can transfer the operation license to another person with the help of its authorization.
Any type of pattern(s) and 3-d photos and model or product with just an appearance shall be registered as an industrial design.
The person who registered the product shall be legally allowed to exploit.
Due to the increased speed of transferring information in the social media, a version of the industrial design may be copied in case it wasn’t registered and thus be exploited. Registering an industrial design can lead to the acquisition of monopoly of production, sale, and importation.
In case the industrial design possess the main registration number, blocking and deactivating the pages being misusing shall be done using default Instagram page.
For the products similar or even identical, registration is not required. However, a new registration must be done if there are any differences
Is it possible to register, separately.
If proved, you can proceed from the date of submitting the application and even 6 months before.