Design Protection Services
Protect the look and feel of your product before competitors can copy it.
✔️ Design Filing & Registration
We file and prosecute industrial design applications across 80+ jurisdictions, including India, the U.S., EUIPO, and the MENA region. Our filings are tailored to protect key visual elements of your product—whether it’s shape, pattern, or ornamentation.
✔️ Design Search & Clearance
We conduct thorough design clearance and novelty searches to ensure your design is registrable and enforceable.
✔️ Provisional Disclosures & Timestamping
Not ready to file? We help you digitally stamp your design disclosures to establish priority, prove originality, and support future claims.
✔️ Enforcement & Infringement Support
From cease-and-desist letters to litigation coordination, we guide you in asserting your rights when your design is copied.
✔️ Design Lifecycle Advisory
Strategic counsel on how your design rights can evolve into trademarks or copyright—future-proofing your visual identity.
Who We Work With
- Tech startups building physical hardware or IoT devices
- Consumer goods and electronics manufacturers
- UI/UX and digital product designers
- Fashion, beauty, and cosmetic packaging brands
- MSMEs bringing innovative forms to market
What Makes Our Design ProtectionDifferent?
🛠️ Strategic Design Storytelling
We go beyond shapes and forms. We identify the protectable essence of your design, and position it to align with your brand strategy and product story.
📦 Real-World Product Context
Our filings reflect how your design is actually used—on shelves, screens, or in the user’s hand—boosting enforceability.
💡 First-Mover Mapping
We review prior art and global design trends to avoid filing overlaps and ensure you carve out original space in the market.
⏱️ Digital Timestamping
Protect designs even before filing using digitally stamped disclosures—vital for documenting authorship and prior use in court.
💸 Flat-Fee Filing Models
We offer fixed-cost packages for filing, examination, and renewals—ideal for startups and scale-ups who need to plan IP budgets.
🔁 Design to Trademark Transition
We help identify when your registered design becomes a brand asset—ready to evolve into a shape trademark.
Ready to Protect Your Design?
📩 [Get a Free Startup Legal Checklist → design@hslance.com
