Design Protection
Own the Look and Feel of Your Product. Stop Lookalikes and Copycat Aesthetics.
What Is This Service
A registered design protects the visual features of your product – shape, configuration, pattern, ornamentation, or composition of lines or colors – as judged by the eye. It does not cover function. Registration gives you exclusive rights over the product’s appearance so competitors cannot market confusingly similar designs. We handle filings in India and abroad, including via the Hague System where appropriate.
Why It Matters to You
Differentiate in crowded markets: Protect the signature look your customers recognize and choose.
Fast, cost-effective protection: Design registrations are typically quicker and cheaper than patents.
Block copycat packaging and hardware: Enforce against knockoffs that mimic your product’s appearance.
Stronger shelf appeal: Safeguard the design language across product lines and refreshes.
Complements patents and trademarks: Create a layered IP wall around form, function, and brand.
How Boudhik IP Helps
1) Design Audit & Registrability Check
We evaluate what is protectable as a design, confirm that features are ornamental and not purely functional, and flag any disclosures that could affect novelty.
2) Prior Art Image Search
Targeted searches across design registers, patent images, catalogs, and marketplaces to locate similar looks. You get a clear go or refine recommendation.
3) Scope & Views Strategy
We plan the surface features to claim and the views to file (front, rear, top, bottom, left, right, perspective). We use shading, broken lines, and disclaimers where allowed to secure the broadest valid coverage.
4) Drawings & Formalities
We prepare high-quality line drawings or compliant renders that meet office rules. Formal details like applicant, priority, and classification are handled end to end.
5) Filing & Prosecution
We file in India or internationally (Hague where available), respond to examination reports, and manage deadlines – all with clear, plain-language updates.
6) Grant, Publication & Renewal
Post-grant monitoring, renewal docketing, and advice on marking and marketing use to maximize deterrence and asset value.
7) Enforcement & Anti-Counterfeiting
Cease-and-desist, customs recordals where possible, marketplace takedowns, and coordination with investigators to stop lookalikes fast.
8) Portfolio Planning
Series designs, family filings for variants, and alignment with patents and trademarks so your design language is protected across SKUs and product cycles.
Frequently Asked Questions
The process usually takes 2–3 years, depending on the type of invention and examination speed. We can also help you file for expedited examination to reduce this timeline.
Yes – and you should. Filing a patent before public disclosure ensures your invention remains eligible for protection.
A patent filed in India protects you only in India. For international protection, we help you file under the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) or directly in other countries where you plan to operate.
Ready to protect your design look
Book a short design strategy call with Boudhik IP.
We will confirm registrability, map your filing plan and countries, and share a clear, stage-wise fixed-fee proposal so you can lock in your product’s visual identity.