Choose the design(s) to be protected

However, this option is only open for designs belonging to the same class of products identified in the Locarno Classification.

This classification is therefore vitally important, as it determined the manner and cost of the protection granted.

E.g. Let’s suppose you want to file 20 reproductions of jewellery (Class 11.01). Since these articles all fall within the same class, you will only need to pay a single filing fee and a protection fee for each of the reproductions claimed.

However, if you are applying to register reproductions of jewellery (Class 11.01) and articles of clothing (Class 2), in this case you will need to file two separate applications and pay two filing fees.