Singapore Registered Design Services

Registered Design Filing and Industrial Design Protection in Singapore

A Singapore registered design protects the external appearance of a product or non-physical product. This may include features such as shape, configuration, colours, pattern or ornament, where those features give the article or non-physical product its appearance.

Cantab IP assists local and overseas clients with registered design applications in Singapore, including filing at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), responding to official matters and managing registered design renewals.

We also coordinate overseas design protection through the Hague system and trusted foreign associates where protection is needed outside Singapore.

Singapore Registered Design Filing

We prepare and file Singapore registered design applications at IPOS. This includes reviewing the design, advising on the filing approach, preparing or checking the representations and handling the application through to registration.

Registered design protection may be relevant for consumer products, medical devices, packaging, industrial equipment, graphical user interfaces, icons and other product or screen-based designs.

Design Searches and Filing Strategy

Before filing, we can advise on whether a design search is useful. Searches may help identify earlier designs and assess whether the proposed application is likely to face issues.

We also advise on practical filing points such as whether to file one design or multiple designs, how to present variants, whether to use drawings or photographs and how to select appropriate product indications and Locarno classes.

International Design Protection

Design protection is territorial. A Singapore registered design does not automatically protect the design overseas.

Where overseas protection is needed, we can coordinate foreign design filings through local associates. We can also advise on whether an international application under the Hague system may be appropriate for the countries of interest.

Registered Design Renewals and Portfolio Management

We assist with renewal of Singapore registered designs and management of design portfolios. We can also advise on ownership, assignments, licensing and recordal of changes.

For businesses launching several products or design variants, we can help organise filings so that protection is aligned with product launch dates, manufacturing plans and key markets.

Revocation and Enforcement Support

We assist with registered design disputes, including reviewing competitor designs, advising on possible infringement issues and handling revocation or invalidation matters where needed.

Where court proceedings or specialist litigation advice is required, we work with appropriate Singapore counsel.

Why Use Cantab IP for Singapore Registered Designs?

Cantab IP is a Singapore intellectual property firm with experience in patents, trade marks and registered designs. This is useful where a product may need more than one form of protection.

A product launch may involve a patent for technical features, a registered design for appearance, a trade mark for the brand and copyright or confidential information for supporting materials. We can help identify the appropriate mix without assuming that every product requires every form of IP protection.

You will work directly with a qualified attorney. We give clear filing advice, practical cost estimates and straightforward guidance on the steps needed to protect your design in Singapore and overseas.

Common Registered Design Matters We Handle

We commonly assist with:

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If you are preparing to launch a product, update a product design or disclose a new design publicly, it is sensible to consider design protection before disclosure or market launch.

Contact Cantab IP to discuss Singapore registered design protection and overseas design filing options.

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