FAQ Entry #524

This is a respond to a previously asked question about the A' Design Award and Competition. The full list of frequently asked questions can be accessed here.

#524: How long will the results of the A' Design Award be kept confidential?

The results of the A' Design Award are always published first to the designers, there will be a period given to both companies and the designers to get production rights and patents globally, and to file for protection, winners can request their works to be concealed to increase this duration. The results will then be made public and announced on the A' Design Award website and through various press partners.

Keywords: results, published, designers, production rights, patents, four month period.

The following questions could be related:

• #4: Can I apply with a previously published design?
• #6: Can I join the competition with a previously unpublished work?
• #22: I study/work in a non-design field which means I have no professional experience as a designer, can I Join the competition?
• #23: Do I need to get formal design education or to be a student in a design institution to join the competition?
• #71: Can I have the dates or timeline for the Design Competition?
• #76: Where can I see the past entries?
• #134: I am interested in joining the Design competition, but I do not have the copyrights or patents regarding my idea/design. I would like to know if I am eligible without them. If I apply without a patent, what could ensure that my idea/design is secure, how can I protect my design/idea.
• #156: Concerning the privacy and publishing settings I am not quite sure which option to go for. I have no patent for my product, yet if I should be a winner then I would be most interested in having my design published and sent to the press. If my design is seen in various media after I have filed for a patent then I would be more reassured. However, if press release takes place when no measures have been taken to obtain a patent, then this would be risky.
• #157: I have my brand or logo patented in my country only. If I were to show this logo in publications, would this be detrimental to the continued existence of my brand, since it will be exposed at an international level where I have no protection. Would an additional copyright covering 164 countries help ?
• #188: Is it safe for me to submit designs that I do not yet have patents on?
• #197: My Name is not showing up in the Designer Profile pages at A' Design Award? What am I doing wrong?
• #199: I have an approved patent for my design, can I still join the design competition?
• #226: Will my award winning entry publicly visible? Can I patent it after results announced?
• #262: Can five (5) designers that worked on one project enter this one composition for your design contest?
• #281: I am a little disappointed to see that my wining packaging product, was not in any of the major publications after 24 hours from results announcement.
• #282: We have not been published in any press release that you have announced. Can you please let us know in which publication has our design been included? Are their any websites where my design is featured?
• #286: I would like to know who will have the patent of designed product. will it belong to winner or your committee?
• #309: Will the intellectual property rights of the designer be protected as a result of the submission of the design?
• #311: Are we obliged to credit the photogaphers by providing the names for the image credits section?
• #390: Is it necessary that the design must be published in same year of award entry?
• #418: I would like to apply for a project which is already online on my personal website. Is that against the terms and conditions?
• #422: How can I know if I am a winner and got the award?
• #456: I have an award winning work, will the design award cover the cost of my international patent application?
• #509: What are the difference between patents and copyright for the costs and duration?
• #510: Can I take someone else photo or design and use in my design or work?
• #511: Is my design protected by copyrights?
• #534: Is there risk of publishing my design online from the perspective of copyrights and patents?

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