The obtention of Industrial models and designs is governing by the Industrial Property Acts. The procedure establishes a formal examination by the Administration and subsequently the publication of the application, so that third parties have the possibility to impugn it before the grant.

The Administration allows assembling a series of 10 industrial models or designs in one single file. Definition according to the Industrial Property Statute.

Industrial Model: Each object can serve as a type for manufacturing a product and that can be distinguished by its structure, configuration, ornamentation or representation.

Maximum lifetime: 10 years, which are renewable by ten more years, i.e. 20 years from the date of grant
Maintenance: quinquennial taxes
Worldwide and absolute novelty
Scope of protection: The whole national territory.

Industrial Design: Every arrangement or conjunct of lines and colours, which can be applied to the ornamentation of a product, with commercial purpose.

Maximum lifetime: 10 years, which are renewable by ten more years, i.e. 20 years from the date of grant
Maintenance: quinquennial taxes
Worldwide and absolute novelty
Scope of protection: The whole national territory.

Coddan offers the following service to his customers:

Draft and preparation of the Industrial model or design
Procedure of an Industrial model or design in any country of the world
Procedure of Industrial models or designs via THE HAGUE CONVENTION
Search of precedents in national and international databases
Obtention of copies worldwide.