Industrial Designs

Registered designs are a means of protecting the appearance of your product.  Under Australian law, a registered design can be used to protect the shape, pattern or configuration of a product. This is especially important where the demand for your product is primarily driven by its look and where it is likely that your competitors may try to imitate its appearance.

Registered designs are used to protect a broad range of goods, including clothing, furniture, novelty goods and home appliances, which depend heavily upon their distinctive appearance.

Our IP expert team advises on all aspects of design protection, including:

  • design registration and enforcement
  • drafting and filing design registrations
  • acting in design infringement and enforcement proceedings