Design Law protects the aesthetic design of products – from classic fashion and furniture design, architecture, product design, industrial or communication design to the corporate identity of a company. Even fonts and icons may be protected by design rights. We advise both companies and design studios / agencies. In this field, we offer the following services:

• Examination of eligibility for protection of product designs
• Registration of designs in Austria and in the European Union
• Acquisition and administration of design portfolios
• Drawing up and review of design license agreements
• Advice on design tenders and pitching
• Advice and support with regard to extrajudicial and judicial dispute resolution
• Enforcement of design rights in civil and criminal proceedings
• Representation in cancellation and revocation proceedings before the Austrian Patent Office, the Office for Harmonization in Alicante and before the European Court of Justice