🏛️ The Million-Dollar Mark You're Probably Forgetting

🌟 Picture this: Your company creates an amazing new design, registers it properly, but in the rush to launch, forgets to put that tiny registration mark on the product. Then copies flood the market. You go to court and discover that missing mark just destroyed your entire case!

💡 What You'll Discover:

• 🔍 Why a simple "REGD" mark is legally required, not just a nice-to-have
• ⚖️ How missing marks protect innocent copycats from paying damages
• 🎯 The two extremely difficult ways to recover damages without proper marking
• 🌍 Why this principle exists in international law through the Paris Convention

🚀 Legal Framework Discussed:

• 💎 Design Act 2000 - The law that makes marking mandatory for protection
• ⭐ Paris Convention - International agreement allowing countries to deny damages for unmarked designs

🛡️ Practical Protection Strategies:

• 🏭 Building marking checkpoints into your production process
• 📋 Creating audit systems to ensure compliance
• 📚 Training employees on the critical importance of design marking
• 📝 Documenting corrective actions when mistakes happen

🎙️ This episode transforms a complex legal requirement into simple, actionable steps that could save your business millions in lost damages. Perfect for anyone launching products with registered designs!