The role of industrial designs in the present is extremely important in the development of the business. It is an invaluable asset, so protection should be a top priority.
What is industrial design?
For better understanding about the benefits of registering an industrial design, we must understand this concept.
Industrial design is the appearance of products, represented by shapes, colors, lines or a combination of those elements.
Why we need to register the industrial design?
Product protection
Industrial design is a way to make a difference for each product of each enterprise. Therefore, the registration of industrial property protection for the product will help owners protect the rights and benefits from the product against acts of copying or plagiarism. In addition, through the registration of industrial park protection, the owner can also bring about business advantages, development strategies in the market.
Help customers distinguish products
Industrial design is not merely the aesthetic images and lines of the product. In many cases, it can also develop product brand, the quality of the product is also improved. From here, consumers can feel the difference when using.
Exclusive use
The term of protection of an industrial park is 15 years. During this period, the owner is entitled to exploit commercial elements from the industrial park registration. The owner can increase the production, distribution, import and export of products bearing that industrial zone.
Furthermore, after successful registration of an industrial design, the owner is the sole authorized person to use the product for his or her purpose. Regardless of the case of copying, plagiarism of the design is considered a violation and the owner has the right to sue these acts.
Fair competition
The registration of industrial design will encourage fair competition and honest commercial exploitation. With an industrial design exclusive protection title, an enterprise can both make a profit and promote the product through licensing or selling the industrial park to another enterprise.
Increase business value
Industrial design also has another benefit of enhancing the position of businesses in the market. It promotes the product with more innovations to suit the consumer market. In addition, the IP protection has decisive value in the business strategy of any manufacturer or enterprise.
Industrial design helps businesses increase prestige, contributing greatly to the goal of building the image of the business through the connection between the enterprise and the industrial park of the product.