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==How do you protect an industrial design?== | ==How do you protect an industrial design?== | ||
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr00004.html Apply to CIPO for an industrial design registration]. You have to pay the required fees. You must apply within one year after the design, or an article showing the design, has first been publicly used, displayed or sold. Registration protects an industrial design for 10 years, but a maintenance fee must be paid after 5 years. Many countries outside of Canada and the US require you to submit your application for registration before there is any public disclosure of your design, the same as with patents. | [http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/h_wr00004.html Apply to CIPO for an industrial design registration]. You have to pay the required fees. You must apply within one year after the design, or an article showing the design, has first been publicly used, displayed or sold. Registration protects an industrial design for 10 years, but a maintenance fee must be paid after 5 years. Many countries outside of Canada and the US require you to submit your application for registration before there is any public disclosure of your design, the same as with patents. | ||
=Trademarks= | =Trademarks= | ||
