Views of the design

Your illustrations should show enough different views of the design to avoid any doubt about exactly what you want to register.

If your design is for the shape of a product, the best views are often those which show the product in perspective. Perspective views show how the design looks from different angles and can reveal important details that do not always show up in a single view.

Your illustrations can be drawings or photos or, in some cases (where the design is on a flat surface), specimens. They should be presented on white A4-size paper.

If you are having difficulty in representing your design on paper, you may file a specimen of the new product design and still be granted the original date of filing. A period of time will then be allowed to enable you to produce illustrations on paper.

Only use one side of the paper and, where possible, show the product in an upright position. Mark the sheet number of each design in the top right-hand corner. You will also need to show the total number of illustration sheets in a multiple application: "This is the first of three designs" and so on.

Labelling the views

You should label each different view in your set of illustrations (for example, 'Front view', 'View of one side', 'Perspective view from front, above and one side').

If necessary, you can include a brief description in the application such as 'The product is circular' or 'The view from the other side is the same', instead of adding extra views. Do not include any technical information or other writing on your illustrations and do not show the size of the item.