Design registration at a fixed price2025-07-18T10:50:50+02:00
Design registration at a fixed price
German design protection or EU design protection
Registration in 24 hours
Through a specialized lawyer
Complete package - all services included
German design protection or EU design protection
Registration in 24 hours
Through a specialized lawyer
Complete package - all services included
We protect your design - all services included, no hidden costs
With a registered design, you protect the appearance of a product. Typical examples are: Clothing, furniture or vehicles.
Parts of products can also be protected as a registered design, for example the button on a jacket or the steering wheel of a car.
A lot of time passes before a product is finished and costs are incurred. It is all the more annoying if the design is copied shortly after publication and the creative work is appropriated free of charge.
With design protection, you successfully protect yourself against imitators and plagiarism.
German design application
Processing within 24 hours
at a fixed price of EUR 189.00
Design application at the DPMA
Assignment to Locarno class
Legal advice
Net price, excl. VAT, plus € 60 official fees at the DPMA
Processing within 24 hours
at a fixed price of EUR 999.00
Design application at the DPMA
Assignment to Locarno class
Legal advice
Identity AND similarity search
Net price, excl. VAT, plus € 60 official fees at the DPMA
EU design application
Processing within 24 hours
at a fixed price of EUR 269.00
Design application at the EUIPO
Assignment to Locarno class
Legal advice
Net price, excl. VAT, plus € 350 official fees at the EUIPO
Processing within 24 hours
at a fixed price of EUR 1,199.00
Design application at the EUIPO
Assignment to Locarno class
Legal advice
Identity AND similarity search
Net price, excl. VAT, plus € 350 official fees at the EUIPO
Our design protection services in detail
Complete and gap-free similarity and identity search (only with business packages)
Verification of protectability
Identity search AND similarity search (only included in the BUSINESS package)
Comprehensive advice on design registration from a specialized lawyer
Monitoring of deadlines and extension of the term of protection of the design
Complete preparation of all documents for the design application and processing with the DPMA and EUIPO
Research report (only included in the BUSINESS package)
Assignment Locarno Class
Registration of the design with the trademark office
Recht 24/7 Schröder Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH is registered as the representative for your design. We handle the communication with the trademark office for your design application.
Service and benefits
Processing in 24 h
Fixed prices - no hidden costs
Pure trust model - satisfaction guarantee
Access to the Recht 24/7 client portal with favorable partner offers for your business
Verified TrustedShops customer reviews
Our awards and ratings are an expression of the highest level of customer satisfaction.
It's that simple
1. order online
You order your design application online - simply and conveniently (German design or EU design).
This means Recht 24/7 will register your design for you, including the necessary design research and checks.
All online, uncomplicated and fast.
2. submit information
Once you have been mandated, you will be given access to our online form, which you can use to send us all the details of your design, the applicant data and the design protection details.
You can also send all your questions about design protection with this information. We will answer the questions as part of the processing of your design application. Data transmission is encrypted, secure and absolutely confidential.
3. examination and further procedure
We will get back to you within 24 hours with the results of the searches and reviews of your design and show you the next steps in the design protection process.
If you have any questions in advance, please do not hesitate to send them to trademark.
Entrepreneur Academy by Recht 24/7
Our webinar program to provide you with legal protection and help you run your business successfully: With 21 years of experience as a German law firm, we offer you the highest quality and reliability. Every month, we present exciting and practical topics that are specifically tailored to entrepreneurs, founders, and managing directors.
Recht 24/7 is known from
User stories of our clients
Diadem Europe Services GmbH
"Recht 24/7 was very helpful with the GmbH company formation with regard to the preparation and agreement of all necessary documents such as articles of association, commercial register application and list of shareholders.
Recht 24/7 provided us with excellent support and advice, even though it was not the standard procedure for a GmbH companycompany formation . No questions were left unanswered."
Christian Singer
www.diademsports.eu
Elenita Cafe
"Recht 24/7 supported me very competently with the registration of my word/figurative mark Elenita Café.
All my questions were answered in detail and competently within 24 hours and the brand registration was completed quickly. Many thanks for the professional support!"
Hergen Ising
www.elenita-cafe.com
Black Label Coffee
"First of all, I would like to say a big thank you for the super support and the fast response time from Recht 24/7.
At the beginning, we had the founding documents drawn up by Recht 24/7 , which were accepted by the notary without any effort on our part. As time went on, we kept coming back to them with legal questions and we were always helped quickly and easily."
Johannes Adler
www.black-label-coffee.de
Signum Label Marketing UG
"Recht 24/7 helped us with a UG-companycompany formation and the cooperation with you was excellent. Not only because they live up to their name, but also because they work through everything with you step by step. We felt very safe in the hands of Recht 24/7 /7.
Recht 24/7 helped us to found our start-up without any stress."
Ahmed Sassi
www.ihr-private-label.de
Jellies
"Especially in times of digitalization, more and more fashion brands are entering the market through social networks. This makes it extremely difficult to protect your word/figurative mark without further problems.
Recht 24/7 carried out an identity search and a similarity search for our trademark and thus showed us both risks and opportunities. The registration was completed quickly and efficiently without any problems."
Dominic Fritz
www.jellieswear.com
Di-Lara
"We have found a simple and competent solution for our EU trademark application through Recht 24/7 .
We would particularly like to emphasize the quick feedback from the Recht 24/7 team on questions and challenges during the research and application phase of our trademark trademark."
Martin Freundel
www.Di-Lara.de
Pfeiffer wooden toys
"We have been a family business for 20 years and have now dared to take the step of registering a trademark. By registering a trademark , we are protecting the products and services of our company with our name.
The opening of our Amazon store was one of our main reasons for filing our trademark application."
Anne-Marie Pfeiffer
www.holzspielzeug-pfeiffer.de
Animal paradiseFB
"Recht 24/7 helped us enormously with our trademark application at the European Trademark Office (EUIPO). As a particularly young company, we were looking for a cost-effective and at the same time experienced and reliable partner. That's why we ended up with Recht 24/7 .
The cooperation has proven to be very helpful and friendly."
Florian Benninger
www.tierparadiesfb.de
Your village life
"As a start-up, we were looking for a competent partner with a fair price/performance ratio early on to make our online experience platform legally compliant. That's when we came across Rech24/7.
Competent advice and support on various legal issues relating to the offering and sale of experiences and products on the Internet was provided from the very first minute."
Florian Berger
www.deindorfleben.de
Flight simulator Dresden
"The Recht 24/7 team prepared all the necessary documents for the UG company formation for us. Our questions about the company formation were answered in great detail and we received all the information about the company formation .
Many thanks for the very nice contacts during our UG foundation phase."
Dr. Jörg Hänsel
www.flightsimulations-dresden.de
Schmiedeberger
"As a coach, I need individual legal texts that suit my work and my services. Recht 24/7 created customized legal texts for me, which I am very satisfied with.
The legal texts were created individually for me. They took the time to listen to me and create really suitable texts. 5 stars - I can recommend Recht 24/7 to anyone!"
Stefanie Schmiedeberg
www.lebensdreieck.de
Your advantages of registering a design with Recht 24/7
Directly to the lawyer
We are a law firm - and have been since 2003. You receive legal advice directly from a single source via our online platform, without any intermediaries.
Throughout Germany - also in every court.
Quality and speed
Recht "24/7" stands for reliable processing of all legal matters within 24 hours.
We offer fair prices!
Good and fast legal service doesn't have to cost a fortune. With our fixed prices, you won't experience any nasty surprises.
Satisfaction guarantee
For more than two decades, the trust and satisfaction of our clients has been our top priority.
We are liable for our advice. We are insured with HDI Versicherung for damages of up to 2,500,000.00 EURO.
We deliver clear results
You receive clear advice. "lawyer can also be simple" - this also applies to our language and our recommendations to clients.
Why a design application is important
Furniture, toys or companies: They all have an appearance, a design. Developing this takes time and money.
If the design finds unauthorized imitators, this is not only annoying, but also damaging to business. You can prevent this problem with a design registration.
In this article, you will find out which designs are eligible for protection, which legal requirements must be met for a design application and how you can protect your design in a legally secure manner.
What is a design and when is it eligible for protection?
First of all, it is necessary to clarify what a design is in the legal sense. According to Section 1 of the German Act on the Legal Protection of Designs (DesignG), a design is:
"the two-dimensional or three-dimensional appearance of the whole or part of a product, resulting in particular from the characteristics of the lines, contours, colors, shape, surface texture or materials of the product itself or its ornamentation".
In addition to a three-dimensional design - for example the appearance of a handbag or coffee pot - a two-dimensional design can also be protected. This can be, for example, a logo, a graphic or the pattern of a fabric or wallpaper.
Applying for design protection: What is not eligible for protection?
However, designs that are exclusively determined by their technical function - for example, the appearance of a cube or a light bulb socket - are not eligible for protection. Designs that are determined by their intended purpose (e.g. the typical shape of a wine bottle) and features that are essential for assembly are also not eligible for protection.
Legal requirements for a design application
For your design to be protected, it must be new and have individual character.
A design is considered new if no identical design has been exhibited, marketed or made available to the public in any other way on the filing date. This means that an identical design must not already be registered at the time of application.
Grace period
One exception is the so-called grace period. If you as the designer have already published the design yourself before filing the application - for example, in order to be able to assess its market success - this is not detrimental to novelty. However, only if there are no more than 12 months between publication and application.
Another requirement for design registration is that your design must be unique. It must differ in its overall impression from already known designs. This must be recognizable to an informed user.
Informed user
An informed user is a person who has certain prior knowledge of design, but is not a trained specialist. (Judgment of the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg, Ref.: 5 U 173/12).
Why a design application makes sense
A design registration gives you far-reaching rights, namely the so-called monopoly right. You alone have the right to use your design. You can prohibit third parties from using your design without your consent. Specifically, you can prohibit third parties from manufacturing, offering or marketing goods that contain your design.
Should a third party nevertheless use your design without permission, you can demand that they cease and desist or destroy the products in question and claim damages.
If you would like to have your design protected throughout Germany, you must file a design application with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA). To do this, you submit your application documents by post or in person to one of the offices. Alternatively, you can apply for design protection online. You can find further information on the DPMA website.
Your application must include the following:
Information about your identity
the application for registration
a reproduction of your design that is suitable for publicity
If applicable, an indication of the products for which the design is to be used
You should pay particular attention to the reproduction of your design. Because: Only what is recognizable is protected. Ideally, you should submit several detailed photographic or other graphic representations that show your design from several perspectives. Up to ten different representations can be included in the register, any more than this will be disregarded.
Color combinations
Good to know: If the reproduction consists of a color representation, the design protection is limited to the selected colors. However, if you submit your design in black and white or shades of gray, protection extends to all color combinations that include the contrasts represented by the shades of gray.
Where does the protection apply and for how long?
The protection of a registered design is only valid for the country in which it was registered. So consider in advance for which markets and countries you would like to apply for design protection.
As already mentioned, the DPMA is responsible for design applications in Germany. Design protection is initially valid for five years and can then be renewed every five years. The maximum term of protection is 25 years. You can register your design online here.
If you want to protect your design throughout Europe, you need to register a Community design with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The registration is valid for 10 years and can be renewed as often as you like.
Unregistered Community designs
In Europe, there is additional protection for unregistered Community designs. This is free of charge and arises automatically as soon as you have published your design in an EU country. A separate application is not required. However, automatic protection has two disadvantages. Firstly, it only protects against imitations and does not grant you a monopoly right, and secondly, there is no entry in the register. This can lead to difficulties in providing evidence in the event of infringement proceedings.
To protect your design internationally, you first contact the DPMA and file an application for international registration. If all requirements regarding novelty and individual character are met, the DPMA will forward your application to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Further information can be found on the WIPO website. Your design is protected for 10 years and can be renewed as often as you like. A prior design application in Germany is not required.
Registering design protection: Is an attorney required?
You do not necessarily have to have a design registration carried out by a lawyer. However, it is recommended for several reasons.
First of all, as already mentioned, your design must be new and have individual character at the time of registration. To ensure that an identical, protected design does not already exist, a corresponding search is required.
Although you can carry out this search in the DPMA register yourself, you should have it carried out by a competent lawyer due to the complexity and high relevance of this search. As a rule, they will check not only the German but also the European Design Register and will take care of the necessary communication with the DPMA for you.
In addition, the reproduction - i.e. the graphic representation - of your design is of enormous importance in the design application. Here too, a specialized lawyer can provide you with valuable services. They will ensure that your design is actually reproduced in a legally compliant manner and that all content worthy of protection is fully captured.
What does a design application cost?
The DPMA charges EUR 70 for a single design application or EUR 60 if you file your design online. If you want to register several designs at once, you will have to pay EUR 7 per design, but at least EUR 70 for a paper application. The electronic collective application costs EUR 6 per design, but at least EUR 60.
After five years, you can extend your design protection by paying a maintenance fee.
For the 6th to 10th year of protection: EUR 90
For the 11th to 15th year of protection: EUR 120
For the 16th to 20th year of protection: EUR 150
For the 21st to 25th year of protection: EUR 180
Late fee per registered design: EUR 50
The registration fee for a European design at the EUIPO is EUR 230 plus the publication fee of EUR 120.
With Recht 24/7 you get all services at a fixed price, no hidden costs, no packages with additional costs. Our fixed-price offer includes everything you need for a professional, smooth design registration.
German design application
Processing within 24 hours
at a fixed price of EUR 189.00
Design application at the DPMA
Assignment to Locarno class
Legal advice
Net price, excl. VAT, plus € 60 official fees at the DPMA
Processing within 24 hours
at a fixed price of EUR 999.00
Design application at the DPMA
Assignment to Locarno class
Legal advice
Identity AND similarity search
Net price, excl. VAT, plus € 60 official fees at the DPMA
EU design application
Processing within 24 hours
at a fixed price of EUR 269.00
Design application at the EUIPO
Assignment to Locarno class
Legal advice
Net price, excl. VAT, plus € 350 official fees at the EUIPO
Processing within 24 hours
at a fixed price of EUR 1,199.00
Design application at the EUIPO
Assignment to Locarno class
Legal advice
Identity AND similarity search
Net price, excl. VAT, plus € 350 official fees at the EUIPO
Questions and answers on registering a design with Recht 24/7
What is a design / design protection?2022-11-16T06:51:45+01:00
With a registered design, you protect the appearance of a product. Typical examples are: Clothing, furniture or vehicles.
Parts of products can also be protected as registered designs, for example the button on a jacket or the steering wheel of a car.
A registered design gives you a temporary monopoly on the external shape and color of a product. The designs submitted with the application define the subject matter and scope of protection: only what is evident from the illustrations is protected.
Registered designs can be applied for by companies or private individuals.
How do I find out whether a design is already protected?2022-11-16T06:51:45+01:00
This requires a design search to be carried out. Specialized law firms use databases and search services for this purpose, which are not available to non-professional users. The DPMA offers a general search.
How do I register a design?2022-11-16T06:51:45+01:00
Theoretically yes, but in practice this is not advisable: Above all, the design research and allocation to the so-called Locarno classes requires experience and is usually carried out by a lawyer.
Our articles on design applications in the Love & Law Blog
A lot of time passes before a product is finished and costs are incurred. This makes it all the more annoying when the design is copied shortly after publication and the creative [...]
Newsletter: Recht 24/7 Client information
Our free newsletter - directly from lawyer.
You will receive a 5% voucher code on your next order.
Further services from Recht 24/7
Start-up and founding
Fast, easy and secure independence with Recht 24/7 .
