Requirements for Filing Industrial Design

Filing

1. A duly executed Appointment of Industrial Design Agent (simply signed and original is required) – ID Form 10.

2. Name, address and nationality of the applicant (if company, give country of incorporation).

3. Name and address of each of the inventor/author.

4. Statement of novelty.

5. Statement justifying the applicant’s right to the industrial design registration, i.e. by virtue of employment contract.

6. Clear representation of the design either drawing or photographs in JPEG Format (i.e. front, back, top, bottom, side and/or perspective).

7. If priority is claimed, please provide the country, application number, and filing date of the basic application.

8. Multiple applications are allowed for designs that relate to the same class of design or to the same set or composition of article.

Renewal/extension

1. Particulars of the industrial design, i.e application/registration number, full name and address of the owner, extension due date and which period of extension (i.e. 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th period).

2. The relevant application form(s).

Recordal of Change of Name/Address

1. Particulars of the industrial design, i.e application/registration number, full name and address of the applicant.

2. Updated information on the new name and/or address of the applicant.

3. For a company, please provide the supporting documents/certificate on the change of name and/or address issued by the relevant authority on company registration in the applicant’s country. 

4. The relevant application form(s).

Recordal of Assignment 

1. Particulars of the industrial design, i.e application/registration number, full name and address of the applicant.

2. Full name and address of the assignor and assignee.

3. Simply signed Deed of Assignment (DOA) and the company stamp (if any) by the assignor and assignee. (Important note: the authorized signatory who will sign the DOA on behalf of the assignor and assignee cannot be of the same person).

4. The relevant application form(s).

Recording of License Agreement

1. Particulars of the industrial design, i.e application/registration number, full name and address of the applicant.

2. Full name and address of the licensor and licensee.

3. Copy of license agreement.

4. The relevant application form(s).