Designs Explained

"Design" means the appearance of some or all of a product resulting from the features such as the lines, contours, colour, shape, texture or materials of the product itself or its ornamentation.

Examples of some registered designs are shown below:

A handheld communications device Registration No. 20777 Research in Motion Limited	A bottle Registration No. 20872 Lucozade Ribena Suntory Limited
A body for a motor vehicle Registration No. 20251 SEAT, S.A.	Irish Dancer Logo Registration No. 22046 Enterprise Asia Irl Ltd

A registered design is a form of "industrial property", which can be assigned, transferred, licensed or used by the owner.  Design protection is territorial; in effect a design registered in Ireland is only valid in Ireland.  Some aspects of the "design" may be protected by copyright.