RCD (Registered Community Design) – Community Design Registration
The RCD (Registered Community Design), which came into effect on April 1, 2003, allows you to protect your design rights with a single application in 28 European countries.
Advantages of RCD (Community Design Registration):
✅ Protection in 28 European countries with a single application
✅ Low cost with a single fee
✅ Easy application process with a single language
✅ Procedures managed through a single office (EUIPO)
✅ Fast examination of the design application
✅ Protection period of 5 years, renewable up to 25 years
- United Kingdom
- France
- Germany
- Spain
- Denmark
- Sweden
- Finland
- Austria
- Ireland
- Portugal
- Italy
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Luxembourg
- Greece
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Hungary
- Slovenia
- Cyprus
- Malta
- Lithuania
- Latvia
- Slovakia
- Bulgaria
- Romania
- Croatia
- Iceland
- Switzerland