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A UK registered design's initial 5-year term can be renewed in further 5-year increments, up to a maximum total term of 25 years. Our team at Brealant tracks your renewal dates and manages each filing so your protection continues without a gap.
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Legal Definition of Design Renewal
Renewal, under the Registered Designs Act 1949, extends a registered design's protection in further 5-year blocks, up to a maximum total term of 25 years from the filing date.
Purpose and Function of Renewal
Paying the prescribed renewal fee before each 5-year term expires keeps the design registered for the full available protection period.
Protecting Your Design
Because the maximum design term is 25 years total, and each renewal is a separate decision point, timely renewal is the only way to secure the full available protection.
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Contact
Reach out to Brealant to set up renewal tracking for your design.
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Search
We confirm the registration details are current before renewal.
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Quote
Receive a fixed-fee quote for managing your renewal.
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Pay
Proceed with secure payment for the official renewal fee and our professional fee.
File
Brealant submits the renewal to the UKIPO.
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Wait
The UKIPO processes the renewal and updates the register.
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Response
You receive confirmation once the renewal is recorded.
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In the United Kingdom, renewal falls due every 5 years from the filing date. The UKIPO allows renewal shortly before each due date, with a 6-month grace period after expiry, subject to a late fee, before the design lapses.
Because the maximum design term is 25 years total, and a lapsed design generally can't be revived after the grace period, timely renewal at each 5-year point is the only way to secure the full available protection for a valuable product design.
Renewal keeps a design alive, but it has boundaries
25-Year Maximum
UK designs can be renewed only up to a maximum total term of 25 years from the filing date, in 5-year increments.
No Substantive Changes
Renewal cannot be used to change the design representations themselves.
Grace Period Only
The 6-month grace period is the outer limit — after that, the registration lapses.
Doesn't Cure Validity Issues
Renewal doesn't protect a design from a later invalidity action if it wasn't genuinely new or of individual character.
Ownership Must Be Current
Renewal doesn't update ownership records — an assignment must be separately recorded if the owner has changed.
Brealant reviews your registration details as part of every renewal to flag any of these issues early.
Renewal keeps the full benefit of your registration in place, including
Continued Exclusivity
Your continued exclusive right to the registered design for the extended term.
Enforcement Standing
Your ability to take infringement action based on a live registration.
Licensing Value
The commercial value of a design that remains registered and available to license.
Product Value
The commercial and brand value built up around a continuously registered product design.
Renewal is a simple administrative step that preserves everything your original registration achieved.
Renewal follows a straightforward, date-driven process
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Renewal Window Opens
The UKIPO allows renewal shortly before each 5-year due date.
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Reminder & Instruction
Brealant notifies you well ahead of the deadline and confirms instructions.
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Filing & Payment
The renewal request and fee are submitted to the UKIPO.
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Grace Period (If Needed)
A 6-month window after expiry remains available, with a late fee, before the design lapses.
Renewal itself is typically processed by the UKIPO within a matter of days of a complete request.
Renewal costs are predictable, and rise slightly at each 5-year block
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The UKIPO charges an official renewal fee that typically increases at each successive 5-year term, plus a late fee if paid during the grace period.
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Brealant's fee for managing each renewal is fixed and quoted in advance, in pounds sterling.
Brealant reviews your registration details as part of every renewal to flag any of these issues early.
Beyond renewal, Brealant can support ongoing monitoring for copycat products and enforcement, as well as tracking a corresponding EU design registration if your business also trades across both markets, so your design keeps working for your business through its full 25-year term.
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Up to four times, in 5-year increments, for a maximum total term of 25 years from the filing date.
There's a 6-month grace period with a late fee; after that, the design registration lapses.
No, the UKIPO's official renewal fee typically increases at each successive 5-year term.
Yes, we can take over renewal management for existing UK design registrations.
The UKIPO charges an official renewal fee that increases at each 5-year term, plus a late fee if paid during the grace period — Brealant's professional fee is fixed and quoted in advance.
Yes, each design within a multiple registration can be renewed or allowed to lapse independently, so you can maintain only the ones still in commercial use.
Yes, UKIPO issues a reminder ahead of the expiry date, though Brealant tracks renewal dates independently so a missed or outdated contact detail doesn't put your registration at risk.
No, 25 years from the filing date is the absolute maximum term — no further renewal is possible after the fourth 5-year period expires.
No, UKIPO doesn't require evidence of use for renewal — payment of the official fee within the relevant period is sufficient.
Yes, we can track and manage renewal of the UK designation of an international design registration alongside any directly filed UK designs.
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