INTRODUCTION:

UTILITY MODEL protection service is the legal framework that protects the applied aesthetic designs and design changes adopted in any field of industry to increase the value of the product, allow for better user experience or perform a certain function. It can be either a characteristic feature of the product introducing a major change to the product, or a small improvement in the product features, or even an aesthetic design preferred by the end-user.

The industrial designs currently acquire 15 years of protection and exclusive use under most modern intellectual property laws. Same as for patents, the industrial design protection is territorial, and you should seek protection in all the markets in which you expect competition.

Youssef Hafez & Co. provides you with the clearest steps and revenue-focused estimation to allow you to decide when to take the step of registering your industrial design.

We also provide our service that includes:

• Market state of art and registered designs search.
• Applying for industrial design registration (up to 50 designs per application)
• Notarizing the documents required for foreign company registration
• Monitoring the annual renewal fees payment dates and notifying the clients (10 years of protection that can be renewed for other 5 years).
• Monitoring the registration of imitated and infringing designs.
• Taking the necessary litigation steps to protect you from industrial design theft and infringement

Our clients always count on our legal experts and trust them with the protection of their IP rights either for industrial designs or across every other IP field.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. A power of attorney duly legalized from the Egyptian consulate.
2. The Commercial register, or a legalized copy of the certificate of incorporation; which includes the name, address, nationality, legal status, and profession or nature of the business of the applicant.
3. A certified copy of the priority document. All documents must be available within three months from the filing date.
4. Four representations of clear (photographs or drawings) of the design or model of size 33×21 cm.

1. A power of attorney duly legalized from the Egyptian consulate.
2. A certified certificate of the change of name or address. For design applications, the applicant company must submit the certificate of the change of name or address legalized from the Egyptian consulate.

1. A power of attorney from the assignee and duly legalized from the Egyptian consulate.
2. The commercial register or a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation legalized from the Egyptian Consulate.
3. A duly legalized deed of assignment, including the transfer of the ownership of the establishment which produces the goods for which the trademark is registered.
4. The name, address, nationality, legal status, and profession or nature of the business of the assignee.

Note: In addition to the above, for design applications, the applicant must submit an extract from the Commercial Register or the certificate of incorporation,duly legalized up to the Egyptian Consulate.

1. A duly legalized license agreement by the Egyptian consulate.
2. A power of attorney by the licensee and the licensor duly legalized from the Egyptian consulate.
3. The commercial register or a certified copy of the certificate of incorporation duly legalized from the Egyptian consulate.
4. The name, address, nationality, and profession or nature of the business of the licensee. For design applications, the applicant company must submit an extract from the Commercial Register or the certificate of incorporation, duly legalized from the Egyptian consulate.