The exclusive right of exploitation over an industrial design (industrial model or drawing) is obtained with its registration before the competent administrative authority. If you intend to have exclusive exploitation rights over an industrial design that gives us competitive advantages over the competition by placing products bearing novel aesthetic and ornamental aspects. Once the application is examined, the administrative authority will grant you an Industrial Design register for a term of five years, extendable for up to two periods of equal duration.

The National Office of Industrial Property (ONAPI) performs the examination of the application for registration and verifies that it complies with the requirements required by law, the application is published in the bulletin.

Once the deadline for submitting comments has expired, the National Office of Industrial Property (ONAPI) conducts the substantive examination of the application.

Once the substantive examination of the application has been carried out and if it is positive, the National Office of Industrial Property (ONAPI) issues the certificate of registration of industrial design, which has a duration of 5 years from the date of application , and can be renewed for up to two periods of equal duration.