Protection of a design or model
At Brevetti Digiovanni Schmiedt in Milan, we specialize in providing you with all the advice needed to register a design or model. Pursuant to the Industrial Property Code, a design or model (formerly 'ornamental model') implies the appearance of a product or a part of it, resulting in particularly from the characteristics of the lines, contours, colours, shape, surface structure and/or materials of the product itself and/or its decoration.
Value lies in the individual character
When we talk about the protection of a design or model, we must consider the ornamental and aesthetic peculiarities of a product and not its functional characteristics. The novelty of a design is evaluated by comparing it to what is present in the world before the registration application is submitted or before the priority date if this is claimed. A design has an individual character if it gives an 'informed user' the impression that it is different from recognized designs.
Services regarding objects of design
By registering a design or model you can take advantage of numerous benefits. Learn about them by requesting one of the services we offer in Milan, such as:
- Identification of the distinctive characteristics of the design and possible on-site inspections
- Search for prior art with discernment of cases of validity of the pre-disclosure
- Assistance with filing a design
- Preparation and filing of national (Italian) design or model registration applications
