Australia introduced a grace period for filing design applications on 10 March 2022. This will mean that your design will still be...

You can protect your idea in China with a patent application. There are three types of patents in China: (1) invention, (2) utility and...

You can protect your design by officially registering it. An application, accompanied by a Statement of Novelty and representations of...

No. You cannot even make substantial reproductions of clothing designs. That would constitute copyright infringement. In the case of...

If an original architectural design is made, then the designer will own the copyright in those designs. If the designer is the...

If you have registered a design, you will not be able to enforce that registration against a third party if you or the third party used the design before the filing date of your registration. In that instance, your design registration would be invalid. If you sue for infringement in these circumstances, you will be ordered to pay for your opponent's legal costs. This was demonstrated in the case of Rosemin Pty Ltd v Gasp Jeans Chadstone Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 228). Rosemin wa

Some products can be protected by both copyright law and designs law. Copyright protection is automatic, it doesn't require registration and it lasts for the life of the author plus 70 years. By contrast, design protection lasts for only 10 years. But designs law provides more legal certainty than copyright law when it comes to products. If you register your design for a 3D product, copyright will be extinguished and you will have to rely on your design registration. If