We offer our broad experience and in-depth knowledge of Italian and foreign legislation in the field of Industrial Design in helping clients to decide whether, when and where to protect their aesthetic creations by filing an application for design registration.
Our services in this field include:
| Similarity searches and investigations among registered Designs. | ||
| Opinions on the registrability of a Design. | ||
| Filing and prosecution of applications for design registrations in Italy, in the European Union (Community Designs), of International Designs (under the Hague Agreement) and of national designs throughout the world. | ||
| Extension of protection duration of design registrations in Italy and in any part of the world. | ||
| Filing of petitions for recordal in connection with name changes, address changes, assignments, licenses, mergers, etc. | ||
| Assistance and advice in contentious matters and disputes as a consequence of challenges to validity, or in case of infringement and unfair competition. | ||
| Watch services. | ||
| Assistance and advice in the matter of commercial exploitation of Designs, for instance in negotiations for licenses and assignments. | ||
| Assistance and advice in Patent, Trade Mark and Design portfolio evaluation. | ||
