Information
Design Registration
A registered design is a proprietary right in a design. It
protects the appearance of a new or original design applied to a
product, or any part of a product which is made or sold separately
(such as spare parts for a car). The design may be in three
dimensions (the shape or configuration of something) or two
dimensions (the pattern or ornamentation of something).
New or original means that the same design has not been applied
to a manufactured article in New Zealand before the application to
register the design is filed. The term often used to refer to 'new
and original' is 'novelty'.
For more detailed information on design registration click
on the headings below, or visit our design teams expertise page.