designcopyright
nounUK /dɪˈzaɪn ˈkɒpiraɪt/
US /dɪˈzaɪn ˈkɑpiraɪt/
A design copyright is a rule that says only the person who made a picture or pattern can say who can copy it.
The artist put a design copyright on her new wallpaper pattern so no one else could sell it.
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2. The legal right that protects the look of a product, such as its shape or decoration.
The company registered a design copyright for the curved shape of its new chair.
3. A notice or symbol on a design showing that it is legally protected.
You can see the design copyright printed at the bottom of the poster.
4. The period during which a design is protected by law from being copied.
The design copyright on the old logo has now expired, so anyone can use it.