Certificate of registration of a design or model is the entitlement to protection which is granted to the person entitled as to a design or model which is new and has an individual character.
The procedure for the granting of the certificate is short and simple:
After the elapse of 4 months from the date of the filing of the application and provided that this is in order and complete, OBI issues the relevant entitlement to protection. Its maximum term of force is 25 years (from the date of the correct filing of the application), should the beneficiary so wish and the renewal fees are paid normally (every five years).
The rights which are granted by the registration certificate for a design and model are acquired and maintained in force by the payment of the appropriate fees to OBI (instances of discounts on the fees owed are provided for by the relevant legislation).