Creative design thinking, copyright and industrial design

This programme connects design thinking with the identification and protection of creative outputs such as logos, icons, 2D/3D models, items, and product appearances.

Participants distinguish the roles of copyright, related rights, and industrial design protection in order to record, manage, and prepare the work appropriately.

Who this is for

• Design, product, and brand teams

• Legal and intellectual-property teams

• Creative businesses, studios, and R&D groups

Core content

• Identifying creative elements within a design

• Distinguishing copyright and industrial-design protection layers

• Organizing evidence of creation, authorship, and ownership

• Mapping protection options for designs, variants, and target markets

• Classify design outputs by the relevant rights

• Identify gaps in authorship and ownership evidence

• Build a protection map for a design portfolio

• Prepare the information required before filing or disclosure