
How do UK unregistered designs work in practice?
UK unregistered design right (UK UDR) is a handy IP right which is often overlooked by rightsholders.
It protects the shape or configuration of the whole or part of a product for ten years from the date the design was first (or 15 years from the date it was first recorded in a design document if that period is shorter). UK UDR does not protect surface decoration (unlike Community
unregistered design right and registered designs).
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