Intellectual Property Rights of Robert Welch Designs Ltd

At Robert Welch, we spend years creating and developing our products to be unique, beautifully designed and crafted to last a lifetime.

With the huge skill, labour, effort and time we put into our product design and development and into building our brand, we also invest heavily in protecting our intellectual property.  

Our product designs and get-up, brand names, logos, inventions, packaging and website content, are protected by a multitude of different global intellectual property rights. These rights include registered and unregistered designs, copyright, patents and registered trade marks, including 3D trade marks.

To this significant investment, we add vigilance in monitoring for infringement of our rights.

We actively and rigorously enforce Robert Welch’s intellectual property rights, resolutely pursuing ANY infringement - by way of imitation, theft or copying.

Robert Welch is an longstanding supporter and member of ACID: Anti Copying in Design.

Our registered intellectual property rights include the following:

Dining

Arden:
EU Design Registration: 001407068-0001/0002/0003
US Design Patent: D767,348
UK Design Registration: 90014070680001/0002/0003
Trade Mark: UK/EU

Ammonite Flat:
US Copyright: VA781-768

Ashbury:
EU Design Registration: 658810-0001/0003
EU Design Registration: 788419-0001, 004095404-0001
UK Design Registration: 90006588100001/0003
UK Design Registration (knife): 90007884190001
UK Design Registration: 90040954040001
Trade Mark: UK/EU

Aspen:
US Design Patent: D694,071

Avon:
EU Design Registration: 007596/0005 (Knife)
UK Design Registration: 90000075960005

Bergen:
EU Design Registration: 007387444-0001/0002/0003
EU Design Registration: 008284681-0001/0002/0003
US Design Registration: D915,834
AUS Design Registration: 202013116
UK Design Registration: 90073874440001/0002/0003
UK Design Registration: 90082846810001/0002/0003

Blockley:
EU Design Registration: 008212161-0004/5/6 and 008737670-0001/0002/0003
UK Design Registration: 90082121610004/0005/0006
US Design Patent: D981,802
AU Design Registration: 202112371
UK Design Registration: 6132943, 6132944, 6132945

Blockley Slate:
UK Design Registration: 6261181/82/83
EU Design Registration:009141518-0001/0002/0003

Bud:
EU Design Registration: 001304919-0010/12
UK Design Registration: 90013049190010/0011/0012

CAESNA:
Trade Mark: UK/EU/US

Comet:
UK Design Registration: 2097909
Int Design Registration: DM/055396

Compton:
EU Design Registration: 001304919-0013/0014/0015
UK Design Registration: 90013049190013/0014/0015

Contour Cutlery:
EU Design Registration: 006189536-0013/0014/0015/0016/0017/0018/0019/0020
US Design Patent: D906,062
UK Design Registration: 90061895360013/0014/0015/0016/0017/0018/0019/0020
Trade Mark: UK/EU

Contour Steak Knife:
EU Design Registration: 001361208-0001
UK Design Registration: 90013612080001

Curve - Knife Handle:
US Design Patent: D751,862

Deta:
EU Design Registration: 234877/0003/0006/0008
UK Design Registration: 90002348770003/0006/0008

Hidcote:
EU Design Registration: 003620673-0001/002/003
US Design Patent: D817,725
UK Design Registration: 90036206730001/0002/0003
Trade Mark: UK/EU

Honeybourne:
Trade Mark: UK/EU

Iona:
Trade Mark: UK/EU

Kemble/Kemble Textured:
UK Design Registration: 6370854, 6370855, 6370856, 6381904, 6381905, 6381906
US Design Registration: Pending

Kingham:
EU Design Registrations: 003620673-0004/0005/0006
US Design Patent: D817,117
UK Design Registrations: 90036206730004/0005/0006
Trade Mark: UK/EU/US

Malvern:
EU Design Registration: 001190482-0007/0008/0009
US Design Patent: D659,486
EU Design Registration: 90011904820007/0008/0009
Trade Mark: UK/EU/US

Molton:
EU Design Registration: 001340178-0001/0002/0003
UK Design Registration: 90013401780001/0002/0003

Norton:
EU Design Registration: 658810-0004/0006
UK Design Registration: 90006588100004-0005-0006

Palm:
EU Design Registration: 001190482-0001/0002/0003 and 001222863-0003
US Design Patent: D659,485
UK Design Registration: 90011904820001/0002/0003 and 90012228630003

Quinton:
EU Design Registration: 007387444-0004/0005/0006
EU Design Registration: 008284681-0004/0005/0006
US Design Registration: D939,288
UK Design Registration: 90073874440004/0005/0006
UK Design Registration: 90082846810004/0005/0006

Radford:
UK Design Registration: 3007393/4/5
EU Design Registration: 7596/0004/0009/0013
UK Design Registration: 90000075960004/0009/0013
EU Design Registration:001407068-0004
UK Design Registration:90014070680004
Trade Mark: UK/EU/US/India/Russia
UK 3D Trade Marks: UK00004106290, UK0000416330, UK0004106348
EU 3D Trade Marks: Pending
Australian 3D Trade Marks: Pending

Radford Air:
EU Design Registration: 007387444-0007/0008/0009/00010/00011
EU Design Registration: 008284681-0007/0008/0009
US Design Registration: D915,835
AU Design Registration: 202013115
UK Design Registration: 90073874440007/0008/0009/00010/00011
UK Design Registration: 90082846810007/0008/0009

Radford Textured:
UK Design Registration: 6333981, 6333982, 6333983
EU Design Registration: 015049858-0001-0002-0003
AUS Design Registration: 202412748
US Design Registration: Pending

Radford Amuse Bouche:
EU Design Registration: 006189536-0005
UK Design Registration: 90061895360005

Radford Napkin Ring:
EU Design Registration: 001160501-0001
UK Design Registration: 90011605010001

RW2:
Trade Mark: UK

Sandstone:
EU Design Registration: 008212161-0001/0002/0003
EU Design Registration: 008261903-0002
UK Design Registration: 90082121610001/0002/0003
UK Design Registration: 90082619030002
US Design Registration: D976,658

Skye:
EU Design Registration: 007213244-0001/0002/0003
EU Design Registration: 008261903-0001
US Design Patent: D989,569
UK Design Registration: 90072132440001/0002/0003
UK Design Registration: 90082619030001
Trade Mark: UK

Stanton:
UK 3D Trade Marks: UK00004075181, UK00004075189, UK00004076560
EU 3D Trade Marks: Pending
Australian 3D Trade Marks: Pending

Straight handled serving spoon:
EU Design Registration: 00470752-0001
UK Design Registration: 9004707520001

Torben:
EU Design Registration: 658810-0007/0009

Revised spoon
EU Design Registration: 000788419-0002 (Spoon)
EU Design Registration: 001304919-0001/0002/0003/0004
UK Design Registration: 90006588100007-0008-0009
UK Design Registration: 90013049190001/002/003/004

Trattoria:
Trade Mark: UK

Vale:
EU Design Registration: 001190482-0004/0005/0006
USA Design Patent: D629,659
UK Design Registration: 90011904820004/0005/0006

Vista:
UK Design Registration: 3008465/6/7
EU Design Registration: 7596/0001/0006/0010
UK Design Registration: 90000075960001/0006/0010

Warwick:
EU Design Registration: 001358048-0001/002/003
UK Design Registration: 90013580480001/0002/0003

Westbury:
EU Design Registration: 001304919-0016/0017/0018
US Design Patent: D672,619
UK Design Registration: 90013049190016/0017/0018

Miscellaneous

Cutlery Set Boxes - Design Registration:

Ammonite Flat:
EU 260468-0001
UK 9000260468-0001

Radford:
EU 260468-0049
UK 90002604680049

Stanton:
EU 260468-0073
UK 90002604680073

Cutlery Packaging ('V' boxes):
EU Design Registration: 000142922-005
UK Design Registration: 90001429220005

Packaging 2018:
EU Design Registration: 005888971-001/2/3/5/7/9/11/13/14/16/18/40

UK Design Registration: 90058889710001/ 2/3/5/7/9/11/13/14/16/18/40

Kitchen

Kitchen Roll Holder:
EU Design Registration: 001361224-0004
UK Design Registration: 9001361220004

Angle Knife Block:
EU Design Registration: 015024644-0001/0002
UK Design Registration: 6289723/6289724
US: Pending

Book Knife Block:
EU Design Registration: 006189536-001/002
US Design Patent: D917,982
AUS Registered Design: 201913996
UK Design Registration: 90061895360001/0002

Book Knife Block: Patents Invention
UK Patent: GB2581183
EU Patent: 3692864
US Patent: 11,160,402 B2
CHINA Patent: ZL 2020 10081794.4
China Utility Model: ZL 2020 2 0154691.1
Trade Mark: Book – UK/EU

Prism Knife Block:
EU Design Registration: 006189536-009/010
US Design Patent: D911,122
UK Design Registration: 9006189536009/0010

Q Knife Block:
EU Design Registration: 004034510-0001
US Design Patent: D886,542
EU Design Registration: 004036507-0001/0002
UK Design Registration: 90040345100001
UK Design Registration: 90040365070001/0002

Professional Knives:
UK Design Registrations:015024647-0001to 0018
EU Design Registrations: 6289713 to 6289732 (excluding 23 and 24)
AUS: Design Registration: 202316102-103-104-105-106
US: Pending

Signature Knives:
EU Design Registration: 429782/0001/0010
EU Design Registration: 641386-0001/0002
UK Design Registration: 90004297820001/0010
UK Design Registration: 90006413860001/0002
UK 3D Trade Marks: UK00003969071, UK00004046907, UK00004046922, UK00004046928, UK00004046933, UK00004046936, UK00004046940, UK00004046945

Signature Knife drawer units:
US Design Patent: D779,893

Signature Steak Knife:
EU Design Registration: 001304919-0008/9
US Design Patent: D679,152
UK Design Registration: 90013049190008/0009

Signature Knife Block:
EU Design Registration: 000572540-0001
UK Design Registration: 90005725400001
EU Design Registration: 000788401-0001
UK Design Registration: 90007884010001
EU Design Registration: 001361190-0001
UK Design Registration: 90013611900001
3D Trade Mark: UK UK00004047009

Signature Oak Step Knife Block:
US Design Patent: D657,634

Signature Knife Block: Patents Invention
UK 2455517
US Patent: 7,637,803
EU Patent: 1946682
US Patent: 8,721,403

Signature Book and Tablet Stand:
EU Design Registration: 001411953-0001/0002
UK Design Registration: 90014119530001/0002
US Design Patent: D743,485
UK Patent: GB2525764

Signature Hand Held Knife Sharpener:
EU Design Registration: 001159453-0001 and 00867460-001
UK Design Registration: 90011594530001, 90008674600001

Signature Integrated Knife Block Sharpener:
EU Design Registration: 000867460-0001

Signature Salt and Pepper Mills:
EU Design Registration: 001271969-0001/0008
UK Design Registration: 90012719690001/0002/0003/0004/0005/0006/0007/0008
US Design Patent: D652,694

Signature Scissors and Stand:
EU Design Registration: 001411946-0001/0002/0003/0004
US Design Patent: D753,972 and D754,505
UK Design Registration: 90014119460001/0002/0003/0004

Signature Storage Jars:
EU Design Registration: 001411540-0002/0004/0005
US Design Patent: D793,818
UK Design Registration: 90014115400002/0004/0005

Signature Utensils:
EU Design Registration: 000416615-0001 to 0011 and 000470752-0001
UK Design Registration: 90004166150001 to 0011
UK Design Registration: 90004707520001

Signature Utensil Slotted Turner and Drainer:
EU Design Registration: 668348-0001/0002
UK Design Registration: 90006683480001/0002

Signature Utensil Stand:
EU Design Registration: 000572540-0002/0003
UK Design Registration: 90005725400002/00003

Trivets:
EU Design Registration: 001361216-0003
UK Design Registration: 90013612160003

USA Pizza Knife:
US Design Patent: D734,645

Cookware Handles:
UK Design Registration: Pending

Campden:
Trade Mark UK

Living

Arden Candlesticks:
EU Design Registration: 572565-001/2
UK Design Registration: 90005725650001/0002

Burford Bathroom Accessories - Design Registrations:

Burford Trade Mark: UK, EU

Soap Dispenser:
US: D635,808

Soap Dish:
EU: 001216873-0003
UK: 90012168730003

Toilet Brush Holder:
EU: 001216873-0004
UK : 90012168730004

Toilet Roll Holder:
EU: 001216873-0005
UK: 90012168730005

Toothbrush Holder:
EU: 001216873-0006
UK: 90012168730006

Tumbler:
EU: 001216873-0007
UK: 90012168730007

Pedestal Mirror:
EU: 001226112-0001
US: D639,077
UK: 90012261120001

Single Rectangular Shower Basket:
EU: 004696656-0001
UK: 90046966560001

Single Corner Shower Basket:
EU: 004696656-0002
UK: 90046966560002

Double Rectangular Shower Basket:
EU: 004696656-0003
UK: 90046966560003

Double Corner Shower Basket:
EU: 004696656-0004
UK: 9004696656-0004

Oblique Bathroom Accessories - Design Registrations:

Toilet Roll Holder:
EU: 001411557-0001
UK: 90014115570001

Swing Roll Holder:
EU: 001411557-0002
UK: 90014115570002

Towel Ring:
EU: 001411557-0003
UK: 90014115570003

Single Towel Rail:
EU: 001411557-0004
UK: 90014115570004

Double Towel Rail:
EU: 001411557-0005
UK: 90014115570005

Short Towel Rail:
EU: 001411557-0006
UK: 90014115570006

Glass Shelf:
EU: 001411557-0007
UK: 90014115570007

Robe Hook:
EU: 001411557-0008
UK: 90014115570008

Soap Dish:
EU: 003416619-0001
UK: 90034166190001

Burford Bathroom Accessories Wall Fixed - Design Registrations:

Toilet Roll Holder:
EU: 001291249-0001
UK: 90012912490001

Toilet Roll Holder Swing Arm:
EU: 001291249-0002
UK: 90012912490002

Towel Ring:
EU: 001291249-0003
UK: 90012912490003

Towel Rail Single:
EU: 001291249-0004
UK: 90012912490004

Towel Rail Double:
EU: 001291249-0005
UK: 90012912490005

Towel Rail Short:
EU: 001291249-0006
UK: 90012912490006

Glass Shelf:
EU: 001291249-0007
UK: 90012912490007

Robe Hook:
EU: 001291249-0008
UK: 90012912490008

Burford Wall Mirror:
EU Design Registration: 002123505-0001
UK Design Registration: 90021235050001

Caviar Dish:
EU Design Registration: 015093048-0001/2/3
UK Design Registration: 6420489, 6420490, 6420491

Drift Tea Light Holder:
EU Design Registration: 001348718-0001
UK Design Registration: 90013487180001

Drift Champagne/Wine Bucket:
EU Design Registration: 003620517-0001
US Design Patent: D814,244
UK Design Registration: 90036205170001

Drift Jug:
EU Design Registration: 004420305-0001/0002/0003/0004
UK Design Registration: 90044203050001/0002/0003/0004
US Design Patent: D861,417

Drift Bar Tray:
EU Design Registration: 003620517-0002
US Design Patent: D820,642
UK Design Registration: 90036205170002

Drift Double Walled Cooler:
AUS Design Registration: 201717167
EU Design Registration: 004098986-0001/0002
US Design Patent: D828,107
UK Design Registration: 90040989860001/0002

Drift Grande Cooler:
EU Design Registration: 004567220-0001/0002
US Design Patent: D861,437
UK Design Registration: 90045672200001/0002

Drift Tea Pot:
EU Design Registration: 004696672-0001/0002
EU Design Registration: 005230182-0001/0002/0003/0005
US Design Patent: D876,870
China Design Patent: 201830260719.8
Hong Kong Design Patent: 1801066.0
UK Design Registration: 90046966720001/0002
UK Design Registration: 90052301820001/0002/0003/0005

Drift Coffee Pot:
EU Design Registration: 006189536-0003
UK Design Registration: 900618953630003
US Design Patent: D945,205

Drift Water Pitcher:
EU Design Registration: 006189536-0007
US Design Patent: D945,204
UK Design Registration: 90061895360007

Drift Milk Jug:
EU Design Registration: 004696672-0003/0004 and 005230182-0005
US Design Patent: D842,634
UK Design Registration: 90046966720003/0004 and 90052301820005

Drift Sugar Bowl:
EU Design Registration: 004696672-0006/0007 and 005230182-0004
UK Design Registration: 90046966720006/0007 and 90052301820004

Drift Cake Stand:
EU Design Registration: 004697308-0001 and 004733715-0001
UK Design Registration: 90046973080001 and 90047337150001
US Design Patent: D860,733
China Design Patent: 201830260723.4
China Design Patent: 201830260722.X

Drift Bread Basket:
EU Design Registration: 006189536-0011
UK Design Registration: 90061895360011

Drift Ice Basket:
EU 015027049-0001
UK: 6294346
US: Pending

Drift Bowls:
EU Design Registration: 000658802-0001
EU Design Registration: 000658810-0010
UK Design Registration: 90006588100010
UK Design Registration: 90006588020001

Drift Salt and Pepper Set:
EU Design Registration: 001074272-0001
UK Design Registration: 90010742720001

Drift:
Trade Mark – UK, US, EU, India, Russian Federation, Australia

Helix Tea Light and Hurricane:
EU Design Registration: 001428924-001/2
UK Design Registration: 90014289240001/0002

Limbrey Salt and Pepper Mills:
EU Design Registration: 002409110-0001
UK Design Registration: 90024091100001

Palm Mills and tray:
UK Design Registrations: 6396505. 6396506, 6396507, 6416414
EU Design Registrations: 015075481-0001/2/3, 015090141-0006
US Design Registrations: Pending

Sesame Tea Light:
EU Design Registration: 001074298-0001
UK Design Registration: 90010742980001

Windrush Candlestick:
EU Design Registration: 001004691-0005
UK Design Registration: 90010046910005

Windrush Candelabrum:
UK: 6309020
EU: 015033551-0001

Cascade Bowl:
EU Design Registration: 0069299230002
UK Design Registration: 90069299230002

Robert Welch – word mark/ signature logo trade marks

RW – monogram logo trade marks

Collection 3.5 – word mark UK trade mark

Collection 5.0 – word mark UK trade mark