Design rights protect the shape, configuration, or appearance of the whole or part of a product or article (rather than its functional aspects). Design rights can be a valuable asset, especially when they form a crucial part of your intellectual property.
The design of a product is an important feature affecting customer choice of that product and gives a business a marketing edge. Any infringement of a design right should be acted on promptly.
Design rights are complex intellectual property rights. We can provide advice on infringement or potential infringement issues, through our commercial and legal expertise to achieve a cost effective and fast solution.
If litigation cannot be avoided, we can conduct High Court litigation for damages, account of profits, injunction to restrain the infringement and/ or delivery up of infringing copies or articles.