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Introduction; Design Registration; Registrability; Spare Parts; Scope of protection given by Design Registration; Protection for Industrial Designs abroad; The International Design Registration; The Application for Design Registration; Ownership of Registered Designs; Design Right; Ownership of Design Right; Copyright; Design Registration versus Design Right (U.K. only).
Ownership of Registered Designs
The legal ownership of a registered design vests primarily with the designer of the design. However, there are two important exceptions:
The legal ownership of a registered design vests primarily with the designer of the design. However, there are two important exceptions:
- Where the designer is an employed person, generally his employer will have the legal right in the design registration.
- Where the design is commissioned for money or money's worth, generally the person doing the commissioning is the owner of the legal right in the design registration. c.f. patents, where this does not apply.
A British design application costs about £500; normally the application proceeds straight through to grant, and no further costs are incurred. Costs of foreign design applications vary a lot, but an average cost to file is about £1200 per country.
For registered designs, design right and copyright, contact Chris Boydell or Sarah Perkins in our London office, or David Marles in our Bristol office.