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What is a design?

 A design corresponds to the outside shape of a product, embodied by its characteristics, its outlines, its lines, colors, shape or texture. We can be in presence of a design (in two dimensions) or a model ( in three dimensions). Industrial designs are applied to a wide variety of products of industry and handicraft: from technical and medical instruments to watches, jewelry, and other luxury items; from housewares and electrical appliances to vehicles and architectural structures; from textile designs to leisure goods.

 To be capable of protection, a design must be aesthetically original and new. In other terms, your design must not resemble already existing designs too closely. Design protection is applicable to every object in every area.

 However, please be aware that contrary to patent, a design does not allow protecting a technical or utilitarian feature of a product, but only its outside appearance.

  Why filing a design?

 Nowadays, exactly as trademark, the shape of a product constitutes an identifying sign which is often decisive in the acquisition attention. As soon as your product meets commercial success, it is not deprived of imitations. It is therefore as important to protect the shape of our creation as its name, in order to be able to prevent imitation of your product itself on the market and the illegal reproduction of your investment's fruits.

 Therefore, protecting your design in countries where you produce and market your design is important.

 The registration of your design will allow you forbidding every unauthorized copy or imitation of this product by third parties, and hence to give value to your investments and impose your creativity on the market place. Your company's value and assets will be increased by these design rights.

In case of infringement, we help you by, firstly, sending a “cease or desist letter” to the alleged infringer, informing him of a possible conflict between his industrial design rights and the alleged infringing product and asking him to cease said infringement.  If the infringement persists, the holder of the industrial design rights could decide to take all appropriate legal measures against the infringer, as provided for by the applicable law.

General Information:

In Tunisia a design or an industrial model registration is granted for 5, 10 or 15 years starting from the date of filing the application. A registrant for the shorter terms has the option of applying for the extension of the protection period by the maximum duration of 15 years.

Tunisia is a member of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs. Designs and industrial models are protected through registration with the competent authority; the Institut National de la Normalisation et de la Propriete Industrielle (INNORPI). Such registration is effected without novelty examination at the applicant's responsibility.

For further information, please contact us at: designs@cabinet-younsi.com

 

 

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