Request the Surrender of a Registered Design or the Withdrawal of a Design

Last Updated: Wednesday 17 June 2026

Overview

An owner of a registered design can submit a request to surrender the design, as a result of which the design will no longer remain in force. This form can also be used by a design applicant to submit a request to withdraw the design application so that this will not be processed for registration.

What you'll get

The possibility to remove a registered design from the register so that the design will no longer be protected by registration. The possibility to withdraw a design application from the register so that the patent application will not be processed any further.

Eligibility

The applicant must be the owner of a registered design or a design application.

How to apply

Fill in the online form and submit.

Timeline

Submission

4 days

Vetting of Application

4 days

Completed

10 days

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