Under German law, the Geschmacksmuster (”aesthetic model”) is a form of intellectual property that extends industrial design rights over the visual design of objects that is not purely utilitarian. The term of a Geschmacksmuster is twenty years, compared to twenty-five years for a community design.

See also

• Design patent
• Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (German Patent and Trade Mark Office)
• EU Directive on the legal protection of designs
• Gebrauchsmuster (German utility model)