Design protection Europe \/ “EU design” \/ Community design: Register EU design at a fixed price \/ design registration<\/h1>\n <\/div>\n\n\n [vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
The registration of a design in Europe \u2013 more precisely: in the European Union \u2013 is important and advisable for almost every company in order to protect the special shape of a new product. We will gladly help you to achieve a design protection in Europe (the European Union \/ EU)<\/strong>! If there are no problems with the “Trademark Office” you can obtain a registered design in the European Union (EU design \/ European Community design \/ “European Design Patent”) with our support starting from an inexpensive lawyer’s fee (fixed price) of 300 \u20ac (plus official fees of the European Union Intellectual Property Office \u2013 EUIPO in Alicante)<\/strong>. This includes the EU design patent application (online) as well as (ideally) the design registration in the design register of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (formerly: Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market \u2013 OHIM). You are welcome to contact<\/u><\/a> us or find out more about our range of services for design registration at a European \/ EU level (“design patent in Eureope”) through our IP Law Firm here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”]\n Your industrial design application in the EU (“design patent in Europe”) will be supervised and carried out by our “European Design Attorney<\/strong>“, i.e. Patent Attorney (European Patent, Trademark and Design Attorney<\/strong>) or German Attorney-at-Law<\/strong> (Certified Intellectual Property Lawyer<\/strong>).<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”]\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_row][vc_column]\n 300 \u20ac<\/strong> for a design application (offer for additional designs in course of a multiple-application upon request)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t 420 \u20ac<\/strong> for a design application (offer for additional designs in course of a multiple-application upon request)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n 350 \u20ac<\/strong> (for an electronic application of a Community design,including 230 \u20ac for registration and 120 \u20ac for publication) 350 \u20ac<\/strong> (for an electronic application of a Community design,including 230 \u20ac for registration and 120 \u20ac for publication) Application of the design according to your specifications (e.g. use of your design representation and mere general hints without advice on application strategy for the best protection and without research in regard to validity) (Attention<\/u>: Without search for previously known designs, there is a certain risk that the design is e.g. not \u201cnew\u201c and therefore not valid)<\/p>\n \u2192 For those who already know what they want<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Advice on application strategy (e.g. optimal shape for best protection), but without research in regard to validity (Attention<\/u>: Without search for previously known designs, there is a certain risk that the design is e.g. not \u201cnew\u201c and therefore not valid)<\/p>\n \u2192 Good compromise to avoid the biggest mistakes<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\t (Application according to your specifications)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n (Application according to your specifications)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n (Application according to your specifications)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n (Application according to your specifications)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n (Possible upon request)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n (Possible upon request)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n 300 \u20ac<\/strong> for a design application (offer for additional designs in course of a multiple-application upon request)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n 420 \u20ac<\/strong> for a design application (offer for additional designs in course of a multiple-application upon request)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n Preparation of professional technical drawing\/s for application\/s<\/strong> by specialized illustrators according to your specifications: 150 \u20ac per DIN A4 page.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n \u201cExpress processing” of your order by attorney:<\/strong> For an additional fee of 100 \u20ac we will file your trademark application within 24 hours on working days (Monday \u2013 Friday) after the order has been placed, payment has been made and the requirements have been met (including consultation and preparation of the application), which may be advisable for very time-critical applications. (The regular processing time for trademark applications can take a few business days.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n \n Collective application (especially for the “Standard” package):<\/strong> If you would like to apply for more than one EU design \/ Community design in a series \/ product category (so-called collective application \/ multiple application \/ serial application), we will be happy to make you an individual offer once the scope of the applications has been determined. This option can be used to protect not only the object as a whole, but also parts of it or special manifestations \/ model variants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n According to Article 1 of the Community Design Regulation (CDR), a design with validity in the European Union is referred to as a “Community design”. In this context, there is a “registered Community design” (“EU design patent”) as well as an “unregistered Community design”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n Article 3 a) CDR defines a “design” as the appearance of the whole or a part of a product resulting from the features of, in particular, the lines, contours, colours, shape, texture and\/or materials of the product itself and\/or its ornamentation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n According to Article 4 CDR a design shall be protected by a Community design to the extent that it is new and has individual character. This “novelty” exists if no identical design has been made available to the public, before the date of filing of the application for registration of the design for which protection is claimed, or, if priority is claimed, the date of priority.<\/p>\n In contrast, a design has individual character if the overall impression it produces on the informed user differs from the overall impression produced on such a user by any design which has been made available to the public before the date of filing the application for registration or, if a priority is claimed, the date of priority.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n According to Article 8 CDR, a Community design shall not subsist in features of appearance of a product which are solely dictated by its technical function (\u2192<\/strong> patent protection<\/span><\/u><\/a> or utility model protection<\/u><\/a>). In addition to that, a Community design shall e.g. not subsist in a design which is contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n If you need protection for your logo in the EU, there are several ways to reach this goal. For example, a Community Design can be applied for a new logo if the requirements are met. Additionally, or alternatively, trademark protection<\/u><\/a> \u2013 for example as a figurative mark \u2013 can be considered if the logo is already in use for some time and it shall be used as an indication of origin. Both options have different objectives and requirements as well as different advantages and disadvantages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n A registered Community design (European industrial design right) has a uniform effect for the entire European Union. If successfully registered, an “EU design” gives protection in all (currently) 27 member states of the European Union. Design protection therefore exists in the following European countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n We also assist e.g. in design applications in the following countries or regions:<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n\n [vc_empty_space height=”30px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\n
The design protection in the European Union (EU) can e.g. cover the following goods or products:<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n\n [\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/12″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
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Frequently asked questions in connection with design protection in the European Union (EU) (European Community design \/ “European design patent” \/ “design patent in Europe”):<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n\n [vc_empty_space height=”50px”]