Industrial design registration certificate functions

Industrial design registration certificate functions are, mainly, the following:

- Of protection, as it grants the owner exclusive exploitation right on    the industrial design;

- Of information, as it is an information source, after its publishing in    the official gazettes;

- Of reputation, as once the registration certificate was obtained    (especially in the states that examine novelty, their and the firm's    reputation would grow);

- Of motivation, as it determines among designers a certitude    regarding the utility their creative efforts;

- Economical, as rights granted by the registration certificates can be    transmitted through licenses and assignements. Thus it becomes a    surce of income for the designers or for the firm;

- Of competition-offensive or deffensive- as obtaining the industrial    design registration certificate the owner stops or discourages    competition and gains new market, constituting a way to defend his    rights if there is any infringement or unfair competition.