To obtain a filing date, we can usually prepare a written description of the design from the drawing. A statement of the novel and original features of the design would assist us in drafting a written description. A filing date can be obtained without the necessity for the applicant to sign any application papers. Formal Drawings Formal drawings must be filed in order to complete the application. We can prepare formal drawings from good prints.
Photographs are acceptable as formal drawings.
Assignment Industrial design rights can be assigned before or after the design is registered. Convention Priority Convention priority may be claimed if the Canadian application is filed within six months of the first-filed Convention priority. A certified copy of the priority document is not ordinarily required. To result in a valid registration, the Canadian industrial design application must be filed no later than one year after first publication of the design anywhere in the world. Please indicate whether or not your client's design has been published anywhere, by any means.