Degree of protection for an industrial design is called “Exclusive industrial design certificate”. Exclusive industrial design certificate takes effect in 5 years from application date, and it can be extended for 2 times in a row for 5 years each time.

Industrial Design Application examination

- Formality examination

+ Application for industrial certificate will have to go through formality examation stage in order to define whether it meet the requirements to be accepted. If it does conform with all requirements,

Right to apply for industrial design protection at first belongs to author or his/her legal heirs. If an industrial design is created on the ground that the author has fulfilled his/her assignment given by an organization which he/she is a member of or supply him/her with money and means,

An industrial design is the shape of a product that is formed by lines, three-dimensional form and colors, or a combination thereof, and that is world-wide new and is used as an ornamental pattern for industrial and handicraft products