Before applying for a patent or a registered industrial design (or both), it is important to understand the difference between the two.

In this video, Edith Penty Geraets discusses the top five things inventors and designers need to know about patents and registered industrial designs to choose the most suitable IP rights for their innovative products.

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For particulars and assistance in protecting, enforcing and commercializing your patents and designs in Canada, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Russia, China, Singapore or any of the ASEAN countries*, get in touch with Edith Penty Geraets or any of our IP professionals around the world.

 *We have an exclusive association with JurisAsia LLP in Singapore.

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