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Industrial design protection covers the two or three dimensional appearance of a product, including features such as:

shape, lines, contours;
colors;
texture or material;
ornamentation.

Design protection generally does not cover:

features dictated solely by a product’s technical function; and or
features necessary to allow connection or interconnection with other products (subject to the design law framework and exceptions).

Registrability requirements

Novelty
Individual character

Filing and priority

Paris Convention priority may be claimed (typically within 6 months for industrial designs).

Examination

Design applications are typically subject primarily to formal examination (rather than full substantive examination of novelty or individual character). Office actions may be issued for formal deficiencies.

Term and renewals

Initial term: 5 years from the filing date.
Renewable in 5 year increments up to a maximum of 25 years total (Industrial Design Act).

Typical required filing documents

application form;
representations of the design (views);
description (if required or used);
power of attorney (if represented);
priority document(s) (if priority is claimed), with translation if required.