Registered Designs

Protect the value of your product’s appearance.

When your product’s design gives you a commercial edge, protecting it is critical. A registered design safeguards the shape, configuration, pattern, and colour of your product from copying. That means exclusivity - clear ownership, defined rights, and stronger market position.

Whether you're launching a new design or reviewing an existing registration, we provide end-to-end design registration support. From filing to enforcement, we handle every step. Quietly, expertly, and with absolute precision.

What We Do

We don’t just register designs - we help protect and unlock their full commercial value, from registered design search to renewal services.

Our registered design services cover:

• Drafting & Filing
• Searching & Watching
• Strategy 
• IP Audits
• Agreements
• Due Diligence 
• Enforcement
• Registration Renewals

We simplify the complex. So you can focus on what matters - growing your business.

Why Registered Designs Matter

Design registration gives you a powerful commercial asset. It lets you:

• Stop competitors from copying your design
• Deter infringement by marking your product with registered rights
• Strengthen licensing, investment, and acquisition discussions
• Retain control over how your design is used and by whom

Unlike patents, design applications aren’t substantively examined. That makes filing easy - but also risky without the right strategy. We handle the detail, manage the risk, and position your design to stand up to scrutiny.

Design Searches & Monitoring

We can proactively search design registers to flag potential conflicts - before they become costly. Our ‘watching’ services also monitor competitor activity, so you’re not caught off guard.

These services protect your space in the market and inform smarter design decisions.

Strategic Portfolio Advice

A strong design portfolio isn’t just legal protection - it’s a business asset. We help you:

• Streamline portfolio management
• Spot gaps and opportunities
• Prioritise filings that support your commercial goals
• Align design protection with your product roadmap

Whether you're building from scratch or managing hundreds of filings, we tailor our support to your needs.

Learn more about our IP strategy services.

IP Audits & Due Diligence

If you’re preparing for investment, acquisition, or restructuring, design rights will be on the table. We provide discreet, accurate insight to help you assess risks, validate ownership, and maximise value - whether you're buying, selling, or consolidating.

Enforcement & Litigation Support

Design right infringement is a real threat. If enforcement becomes necessary, we act quickly and decisively. With decades of experience in litigation and dispute resolution, we’ll defend your rights or challenge infringing designs with minimal disruption to your business.

Agreements & Licensing

Clear, well-structured agreements are essential to manage ownership and usage. We advise on all relevant contracts, including design licences, assignments, and collaboration agreements - supporting your commercial strategy and reducing legal risk.

Bespoke Training in Registered Designs

Want your team to understand how design protection fits into your business? We offer tailored training - focused, relevant, and engaging. From legal basics to practical strategy, we help build internal IP awareness that supports smarter decisions.

Learn more about our Wynne-Jones IP training academy.

Global Portfolio Management

Managing a large portfolio? We make it seamless. With trusted international partners and proven systems, we coordinate filings, renewals, and strategy worldwide. Your designs stay protected, wherever you operate.

Design Renewals - Made Simple

Missed renewals mean lost rights. Our automated, reliable renewal service ensures continuity. Even if we didn’t file the original design, we’ll manage the renewals - on time, every time.

Ready to protect your design?

We work behind the scenes to secure your competitive edge - quietly, expertly, and with results that speak for themselves.

Speak with an IP professional to kickstart the design registration process.

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