German Design Act

Registration of Intellectual Property Rights in Germany

Germany offers several types of intellectual property (IP) protection, including patents, utility models, trademarks, and designs. Each of these rights is registered through different procedures, with varying costs and legal requirements. 1. Patents (Patente) A patent grants its owner the exclusive right to use and commercialize an invention for a maximum period of 20 years. [...]

Design protection in Germany

Registered designs under German law protect the appearance of your products Registered designs protect the appearance of industrially manufactured or manually crafted products, for example, clothes, furniture, vehicles, fabrics, decorative objects or graphical symbols. Parts of products can also be protected by a registered design, for example, the sole of a sports shoe or the [...]

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