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Ceramics. Protect industry assets.

Ceramics, surfaces and industrial processes. In ceramics, technical value and aesthetic recognisability coexist. A collection of surfaces can incorporate compositions, treatments, cooking processes, decorations and a precise commercial identity. Protection must distinguish these elements and link them to production and distribution.

The strategy starts from the project.

Manufacturers of tiles, sanitary ware, objects and technical ceramics have different needs. For a decorative collection counts the representation of the surface; for a high performance material can be central composition, structure and process. The selection of instruments follows the concrete product.

What assets to consider.

Materials and processes

Implants, coatings, treatments and production techniques require an orderly collection of technical data and experimental results.

Superfici and collections

Textures, motifs, shapes and visual combinations should be identified through consistent images and a version history.

Product Brands

Collection names and brands must be distinguished from the technical or commercial descriptions used to present the materials.

The passage to be guarded

Catalogs, fairs and samples can make public shapes and decorations before the strategy is defined. It is useful to record when and where a collection is shown and control agreements with designers, graphic studies and productive partners.

An example of the route.

A company prepares a new collection with an original texture and a surface treatment. The analysis distinguishes the visible aspect from the production solution and checks who created each element, before the catalogue and the presentation at the fair.

Illustrative example: does not describe an assignment or a result obtained by LegalMark.

Useful information for the first comparison.

  • Samples, tables and images of the collections
  • Technical data on materials and treatments
  • Agreements with designers and producers
  • Dates of fairs, catalogues and first sales

At first it is sufficient to describe the objective and the state of the project. Technical documents and sensitive information can be shared at a later time, after agreeing to the communication methods and perimeter.

From industry to services.

The reading of the project allows you to choose the useful verifications: search on the signs, analysis of the technical solution, organization of the portfolio or preparation of an valorization operation. Priorities, times and territories depend on the concrete structure and activities that the company intends to carry out.

General information content. The forms of protection and any requirements must be verified in the concrete case and in the territories concerned.

Frequently asked question

How to organize the protection before a ceramic fair?

It is advisable to collect versions of the products, verify ownership and previous disclosures, distinguish technical innovation and aesthetic appearance and plan the checks before making public the news.

Talk to LegalMark · Ceramic

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Sector and territory · Italy

Ceramics in Italian regions.

Find the territorial context of your activity and the path of protection. The numbers describe the statistical perimeter indicated, not the application for registration of the marks.

Territorial insights

The dedicated pages cover the five territories with the largest number of local units of the active enterprises observed in the chosen perimeter. The selection measures the variety, not the specialization or the possibility of obtaining a registration.

Ceramics · local units of active enterprises · 2023
RegionNumberNational quota
Piedmont782,66%
Valle d’Aostan.d.n.d.
Liguria511,74%
Lombardy1555,29%
Trentino-Alto Adige321,09%
Veneto2789,48%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia311,06%
Emilia-Romagna42314,43%
Tuscany2749,35%
Umbria2568,73%
Marche441,50%
Lazio1565,32%
Abruzzo652,22%
Molise150,51%
Campania31610,78%
Apulia1575,36%
Basilicata280,96%
Calabria642,18%
Sicily41914,30%
Sardinia852,90%

Source and data perimeter

ISTAT · ASIA – Local units, flow 183_285_DF_DICA_ASIAULP_2. Year 2023; consultation 11 October 2026. Indicator: local units of active enterprises.

Terracotta construction materials and other porcelain and ceramic products. Direct. ATECO 2007: 233, 234.

Reference ISTAT · Method, limits and downloadable data