It is possible to apply for a design registration in all EU member states, including Denmark, with one application. The registration protects against copies and imitations within the EU member states.

To protect your design in Denmark, you can apply for a design registration with the Danish Patent and Trademark Office.

Through the WIPO system (also known as the Hague system), you can apply in a number of countries within and outside the EU with one application.

In principle, to register a trademark outside the EU, you must apply in the countries where you want protection. However, it is possible to simplify the application process through the so-called Madrid Protocol.

There are several ways to apply for design registration, each with its own geographical area and specific rules. Here is a brief overview of which registrations protect where in the world.

Do you want to support Denmark's innovative entrepreneurs as a judge at a huge entrepreneurship event in week 47? Then we need you right now.

On Wednesday, September 17 from 14-17, you can meet IPR advisor Anne-Mette Bak Nielsen at 'Meet the specialists' in the StartUp Café at StartUpClub in Aalborg (part of Business Aalborg).

In collaboration with the Danish Technological Institute, the start-up Fruit-Up has succeeded in extracting pectin from cashew apples. Larsen & Birkeholm is IP advisor on the project.

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Anne-Mette Bak Nielsen.

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The UK officially left the EU on January 31, 2020. What does this mean for EU trademarks and designs?

It is with great pleasure that we welcome our new colleague Kim Hedegaard Povlsen.

It may seem dry, but the question in the headline is actually central to the relationship between companies and universities.

Cembrane's ceramic membrane technology purifies wastewater and drinking water in record time. Their first patent was a crucial step towards finding investors, says co-founder Lasse Andreassen.

The generational change in Larsen & Birkeholm A/S is now complete.