What is design right?
Design right is the most important legal tool to protect industrial designs. You can protect your design by registering it, in which case you secure yourself an exclusive right to the products you have designed.
Design rights are mainly used in business, but they can as well be applied for or owned by private persons. Read more about how to apply.
Information about registered designs in our Design Information Service
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Other possibilities to protect your rights
A trademark distinguishes the goods and services of your company from similar goods and services of other companies. Read more about trademarks.
A patent gives you an exclusive right to use your invention commercially. Read more about patents.
A utility model,like a patent, gives you an exclusive right to use your inventioncommercially. It is intended to protect simple device and productinventions. Read more about utility models.
Current affairs
- EUIPO announcement: Study of online copyright infringement in the European Union
- The Finnish Patent and Registration Office’s (PRH) telephone exchange, customer service point and telephone service are closed from 5 November 2024 at 13.00
- Winners at the DesignEuropa Awards 2024 were Sweden, Czechia, Italy and Germany
- Protect your intellectual property: SME Fund open for grant applications again
- The general VAT rate will rise to 25.5% on 1 September 2024