The aesthetic appearance – shape, color, form – can be registered as an industrial property right. This right was previously referred to as registered design protection.
Attorney Christoph Vischer, LL.M., from the law firm Weickmann & Weickmann, provides initial insights into the key questions that arise particularly for startups:
- What can be protected as a design?
- Does design protection also apply to software, and does it make sense?
- What benefits do I get from registering?
- How strong is this property right?
- How do I prepare a design application?
- What support do trademark attorneys provide?
- What costs should I expect?
