{"id":1551,"date":"2023-08-02T13:01:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T13:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wmw-patent.de\/?page_id=1551"},"modified":"2026-09-08T10:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:49:13","slug":"designs-4","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wmw-patent.de\/en\/designs-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Designs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3c9c7b3c alignfull uagb-is-root-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:60vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"788\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2707\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wmw-patent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/slide-design-1.jpg\" style=\"object-position:31% 50%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"31% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wmw-patent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/slide-design-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.wmw-patent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/slide-design-1-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wmw-patent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/slide-design-1-1024x420.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wmw-patent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/slide-design-1-768x315.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wmw-patent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/slide-design-1-1536x630.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wmw-patent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/slide-design-1-18x7.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-acad4a0c alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">Designs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Designs are intellectual property rights. The appearance of products, including their shape and colour, can be protected by registered designs. Registered designs are becoming increasingly important as a complementary form of protection, particularly for technical products. A registered design can be protected for up to 25 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4vh\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1db5234a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wmw-patent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/design-1-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color has-ast-global-color-0-border-color wp-image-2023\" style=\"border-width:1px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wmw-patent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/design-1-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wmw-patent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/design-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wmw-patent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/design-1-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wmw-patent.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/design-1.jpg 1202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-right:20px;margin-left:20px\"><strong>Our services:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Searches of registered designs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>German design applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>European Union design applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Internationale Designanmeldungen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National design applications abroad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Handling of design registration proceedings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Handling of design cancellation proceedings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Representing clients in design infringement cases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Expert opinions on infringement issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Designs Designs sind \u201egeistiges Eigentum\u201c. Form- und Farbgebung von Produkten, lassen sich durch Geschmacksmuster bzw. eingetragene Designs sch\u00fctzen. Besonders bei technischen Produkten erlangen eingetragene Designs als erg\u00e4nzender Schutz eine immer gr\u00f6\u00dfere Bedeutung. Die Schutzdauer eines Designs betr\u00e4gt maximal 25 Jahre. 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