This may give stronger protection and allow you to extend your design right to other countries.

The registered design right can last up to 25 years subject to the payment of maintenance fees.

"I have built for myself, helped friends, and sometimes sell design rights or a mold to a manufacturer," he said.

Designs can be protected by registering them, and through design right.

For more information, see our guide on design right and registration.

It is important to understand the differences between design rights and design registration.

See the page in this guide on what is design right?

If there is a dispute about design rights or registration, legal action should be the last resort.

Methods or principles of construction are excluded from the design right.

It's essential that you respect design right or registered designs.