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12 Months Grace on Registered Designs?

tacofries · 2016-11-14 14:25:07

Hi Everyone, I have my own early stage startup and I am looking to get registered designs in the EU and a design patent in the USA. Money is extremely tight at the moment and so I am thinking of postponing the IP side of things by taking advantage of the 12 months grace period in which I can publicly disclose my…

14-11-2016 02:25PM

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tacofries

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Hi Everyone,

I have my own early stage startup and I am looking to get registered designs in the EU and a design patent in the USA.

Money is extremely tight at the moment and so I am thinking of postponing the IP side of things by taking advantage of the 12 months grace period in which I can publicly disclose my designs/products before I actually have to file an application.

I am wondering is there any downsides in either the EU or USA to using this 12 month grace period or should I just fork up the money and register the designs ASAP?

Thanks for any help,
Taco

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