Protect Your Design: Professional Design Registration Services
Acar Patent protects your original designs by registering them and preventing them from being copied. We provide expert guidance throughout the entire design registration process.
What is Design Registration?
Design registration is an intellectual property right that legally protects the original features of a product’s external appearance. By protecting visual characteristics such as color, shape, and pattern, unauthorized use of your design is prevented. Acar Patent offers expert support to protect your originality by registering your design. This provides both legal security and commercial advantage.
- The design is legally protected.
- Gains legal rights against counterfeits.
- Market share and brand value increase
Design Registration Process: 4 Key Stages
Preparation of the Design
The unique features of the design are prepared in detail, and visuals and explanations are created completely.
Submitting an Application
The design registration application is submitted to the official institution in a correct and complete manner with the prepared documents.
Official Review Process
Applications are reviewed by experts for compliance with the criteria of novelty and distinctiveness of the design.
Registration and Document Delivery
Once the application is approved, the design is registered, and an official document is prepared and delivered to the applicant.
Application Process
Design registration allows you to legally protect your original and innovative designs for the external appearance of your products. The design registration process generally consists of four main stages.
In the first stage, all the details and visuals of your design are prepared in full. The features of the design to be protected are clearly determined, and the necessary documents for the application are prepared.
In the second stage, the prepared documents and design visuals are submitted to the official institution. Submitting the application correctly and completely ensures that the process proceeds quickly.
In the third stage, patent and design experts review the application. The originality and innovation of the design are assessed and compared with similar designs. If any deficiencies or objections are identified during this review, the applicant is notified and given the opportunity to make corrections.
In the final stage, the design is registered, and the official registration certificate is prepared and delivered to you. Thus, your design begins to be legally protected. As Acar Patent, we provide professional support at every step of the design registration process and help ensure your rights are protected.
Frequently Asked Questions About Design Registration
Design registration is the official process of legally protecting the external appearance of a product.
All new and distinctive product designs can be registered.
Registration prevents unauthorized use of the design and facilitates proof of ownership.
It usually takes between 3 and 6 months to complete.
The registration period is five years and can be renewed in five-year increments for up to 25 years.
Unregistered designs provide limited protection; registration is required for full legal protection.
No, the person who applies first is the beneficiary.
Yes. A separate application must be made for international protection.
Protection can be provided in many countries through collective application under the Hague Convention.
Design images, specification, applicant information and power of attorney are required.
It is not mandatory in Turkey; however, it is advantageous to work with an expert attorney for the process.
Patents protect technical innovations; design registration protects the external appearance.
Registration gives the owner the right to take legal action in cases of imitation and unauthorized use.
A cancellation request may be submitted for designs that are not new or have become public domain.
Yes, design rights can be sold, bequeathed or licensed.
In Türkiye, it is carried out by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office.
Yes, having similar designs is important to reduce risk.
Yes, multiple applications are possible if the products are similar and the design is the same.
Yes, in cases of infringement, design rights can be defended by filing a lawsuit.
Acar Patent professionally manages and provides consultancy for the entire process, from application preparation to registration.
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