Members’ Area

From expert help and guidance to benchmarking your business’ performance, the Members’ Area is a gateway to resources, services and support specifically developed for those working in the field of design.

DBA members can access the resources available to support the growth of your team and your business.

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Essential guidance, templates, insight and tools to support you on all aspects of the business of design. From contracts to client opinion, legal updates to exporting support, our resources give you instant access to expert advice and tools to help solve a wide range of business challenges.

If you can’t find the information you’re after please email membership@dba.org.uk or call 020 7251 9229 and we’ll look to source or signpost you to guidance to match your needs. 

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Assignment of patent right


This is a template that can be used to transfer either the benefit of an application that has been made to register a patent in a jurisdiction or an actual registered patent.

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Assignment of design right


This template can be used for the formal transfer of design right, although by law this particular IP right will transfer automatically to the party who commissions the work.

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Assignment of copyright


This is a basic template that can be used for the transfer of copyright which, subject to limited exceptions, by law belongs to the ‘author’ of the work in the first instance. This document meets the minimum formalities for transferring copyright, namely that it needs to be recorded in writing and signed.

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Licence agreement


A template setting out a licence of specific rights in return for receiving a royalty.

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January 2017: Legal update


The DBA’s legal partner Humphries Kirk provides the lowdown on recent changes to law and legal developments that may affect your business. This month Trainee Solicitor Roger Cole writes about issues concerning customer data and direct electronic marketing.

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December 2016: Legal update


The DBA’s legal partner Humphries Kirk provides the lowdown on recent changes to law and legal developments that may affect your business. This month Associate Solicitor Laura Staples discusses about appointing a Lasting Power of Attorney to protect companies against the risk of a mentally incapable director holding office.

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Autumn 2016: Legal update


The DBA’s legal partner Humphries Kirk provides the lowdown on recent changes to law and legal developments that may affect your business.

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Spring 2016: Legal update


The DBA’s legal partner Humphries Kirk provides the lowdown on recent changes to law and legal developments that may affect your business.

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How to buy design: 01 Getting started


Agencies come in all shapes, sizes and types, so how do you pick the best for your project?

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How to buy design: 02 Writing your design brief


For help in writing the project brief for designers.

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