Intellectual Property Office design search service (http://www.ipo.gov.uk/design/d-find/d-find-product.htm)
UK designs in force as of 1 June 1997, and those later registered, plus many lapsed designs.

RCD Online (http://oami.europa.eu/RCDOnline/RequestManager)
Search Registered European Community designs (earliest April 2003 when applications were first processed). Advanced search available-click on the two magnifying glasses symbol.

European Community Designs Bulletin (http://oami.europa.eu/en/design/bull.htm)
Database on the EU design right, covering all EU countries. Issues from 1 April 2003, including images.

US Designs (http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html)
Includes front page of US Design Patents from 1976. Search can be limited to designs in the Advanced Search page by specifying apt/4 AND other search elements.

International Design Classification (http://www.wipo.int/classifications/fulltext/locarno8/enmain.htm)
International classification scheme administered under the Locarno Agreement.

Anti Copying in Design (ACID) (http://www.acid.uk.com/)
Information on this organisation that supports protection of designs and copyrighted material.

Other design databases and information websites (http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpsubject/busmanlaw/ip/ipdes/ipdesdata/databases.html)
Concentrates on designs databases, both free and priced, from anywhere in the world. For other material, British and then European sources are favoured. Gateway provided by the British Library.