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Registered Design<\/strong><\/h1><\/div>
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<\/i><\/i><\/span>Are you in an industry that creates new designs?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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For any business that creates unique and innovative designs, you should formally register designs that are often critical to your commercial success. This is particularly so in the fashion, consumer goods and engineering sectors.<\/p>\n

Registered designs are intangible business assets and often beneficial in marketing and obtaining finance as well as protecting your business\u2019 key commercial creations. Unregistered design rights, similar to copyright, automatically exist when you create a design but there are a number of advantages to registered design protection making it an attractive form of legal protection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/i><\/i><\/span>Why obtain registered design protection?<\/span><\/a><\/h4><\/div>
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There are a number of benefits to registered design protection:<\/p>\n