Passive Protection for Customs Clearance
· Passive protection without further external activity - reduces risks during customs clearance in the EU, as customs authorities have access to the database of registered designs.
Internal Passive Protection Against Malicious Registration
· Internal passive protection - also guards against a possible dishonest business partner in the EU who would try to register your design before you and would later determine to whom you can supply the products to the EU.
Professional Support from Our Office
Dispute Resolution Experience
· We have extensive experience with disputes at the EUIPO office.
Rights Enforcement Assistance
· We can ensure enforcement of rights at customs offices and courts.
Priority Claim Support
· We can claim any priority from the CN Patent Office within 6 months of filing.
Protection Scope Optimization
· We classify each design into at least three, usually up to five Locarno classes, thereby improving the scope of protection and the position in enforcement in different countries.
Post-Registration Support
· After the design is registered in the EUIPO registry, we will send you a certificate in pdf format electronically.
· After five years, we will inform you about the possibility of extending the validity of the registered design.
Document and Representation Support
Representative Authorization
· We have direct authorization to represent clients before patent offices and courts including EUIPO Alicante, EPO Munich, WIPO Geneva, and UPC Luxembourg.
Application Preparation and Review
· Within 24 hours on working days, we will confirm whether the documents submitted for the application are sufficient, or whether it is appropriate to supplement them.
· We will prepare and file the EU design application within another 48 hours on working days, and send you a confirmation of filing together with the payment QR code.
Problem-Solving for Application Materials
· If the submitted images have edge elements (like position numbers or dimensions) that do not overlap the product shape, we can remove them ourselves; if such elements overlap the shape of the product, we will request new images to ensure the application meets protection requirements.