Design Consultation 2025

Design Consultation 2025

We need YOUR Case Studies! Help Us Evidence Real Life Copying

After over 12 years of determined advocacy, a long-awaited consultation on design and intellectual property (IP) reform is finally here. This crucial step has the potential to simplify design law, cut the prohibitive costs for SMEs pursuing legal action, and reduce delays in challenging copyists, and we need your help. ACID has tirelessly championed these issues, spotlighting the challenges faced by talented designers whose original creations are all too often shamelessly copied.

Watch our video to hear key ACID supporters and team members explain why Design Law reform is so important.

What Can You Do To Help?

Every story about the IP issues you have faced adds depth to the collective case that ACID intends to make in response to the consultation. Whether it’s a detailed account of a specific instance of copying, the legal battles you’ve fought, or the preventive measures you’ve had to implement, your experiences make abstract issues tangible. Policymakers need to hear about the emotional toll, the financial losses, and the chilling effect copying has on creativity.

Click the button above to submit your case study online or download a template at the bottom of the page and send to [email protected].

We need YOUR VOICES! Send a case study to ACID by 24th October 2025.

ACID Member Stories

Supporting Our Fight for Design Law Reform

Imogen’s Imagination faced devastating Etsy infringements, leading to lost sales, legal battles, and resilience in protecting unregistered design rights.
Six ACID members met with TEMU to share infringement experiences and push for change – a positive first step toward stronger design protection.

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Social Media Kit

Download our social media kit to pledge and share your support!

Case Study Template

Download and fill out this template and email to [email protected] no later than 24th October 2025 or submit your case study online.

Template MP Letter

Download this letter and send to your MP to spread the word on Design IP reform.

Join Our Fight for Design Law Reform

Simplifying Laws, Strengthening Enforcement, and Building Deterrence

Support our mission to make design laws simpler, ensure cost- and time-effective enforcement, and establish stronger deterrents against infringement.

Sign the ACID IP Charter to pledge your support for intellectual property respect, ethics, and compliance.

Have questions or want to share your thoughts? Talk to us! Email us at [email protected] anytime.