Industrial Designs - Filing Requirements


Industrial Design Filing Requirements
  • Drawings or photographs of the design.
  • Applicant details (full name, type, address, and country).
  • Designer details (full name, address, and country).
  • Priority information, if applicable (filing date, filing number, and country).
  • Statement of novel features, if possible.
  • Description of drawings and relation to the design, if possible.
  • Description of markings in drawings (e.g. broken lines), if possible.

Annuity Requirements
  • No documents are required.

Industrial Design Assignment
  • Copy of the deed of assignment document reflecting the exact name(s) of the current owner(s), the name(s) of the new owner(s), the date of execution, the application/patent number(s) that the assignment relates to, and signatures of all parties.

Industrial Design Merger
  • Copy of the merger agreement document reflecting the exact name(s) of the current owner(s), the name(s) of the new owner(s), the date of execution, the application/patent number(s) that the merger relates to, and signatures of all parties.

Industrial Design Recordal of Change
  • A declaration or other evidence should be forwarded supporting the reasons why the name should be changed.
  • No documents are required for the change of address.

Industrial Design License
  • Copy of the license agreement document, reflecting the exact name(s) of the current owner(s), the name(s) of the new owner(s), the date of execution, the application/patent number(s) that the license relates to, and signatures of all parties.