Global Assist | Designs

Filing Requirements

Information and Documents Required Paris Convention Application Non-Convention Application
Applicant Name and Address At Filing At Filing
Name of Designer(s) At Filing At Filing
Number of Designs in the Application At Filing At Filing
Title of each Design At Filing At Filing
Design (6 copies of each design) At Filing At Filing
Identification of any New or Distinctive Features in each Design At Filing At Filing
Priority Application Details (country / number / filing date) At Filing N/A
Certified Copy of Priority Application Later (1) N/A
Verified English Translation of Priority Application Normally Not Required (2) N/A

Filing Notes

  • N/A = Not Applicable to this type of application.
  1. A Certified Copy of the Priority Application is required only if requested by the Designs Office during examination or other proceedings.
  2. A Verified English Translation of a Priority Application, which is not in English, is required only if requested by the Designs Office during examination or other proceedings.

Identification of any new or distinctive features, if it is desired to mention these in a Statement of Newness and Distinctiveness when filing the design application.

Notes on Design Procedure

A design application can be made in respect of one or more designs. In the case of multiple designs contained in one application, the design is effectively treated as multiple applications, and will result in multiple registrations providing that requests for registration are filed in respect of the designs.

A design application may be accompanied by a request for registration of each design covered by the application, at the time of filing, but in any event requests for registration must be filed within six months of the priority date for each design. Failure within the required time to lodge a request for registration of a design will result in the design application lapsing in respect of the design for which the request for registration is outstanding.