The appearance of a product or a part thereof, resulting in particular from the features of the lines, contours, colours, shape, surface struc-ture and/or materials of the product itself and/or its ornamenta-tion, may be protected as a design.
Almost any industrial or craft item can be eligible for a design right: Products, com-posite products, parts of products, logos, icons, product packag-ing, typefaces, graphics, trade dress, ornamentation, maps, web design.