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FAQ Entry #540 |
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This is a respond to a previously asked question about the A' Design Award and Competition. The full list of frequently asked questions can be accessed here.
#540: I participated in a concealed category as my work was pending patents, am I going to be listed at design rankings and leaderboards?
You will be included in design rankings even if you participate in a concealed category, the concealment of design does not matter for rankings calculations, all primary categories of the A' Design Award contributes to your ranking, including concealed ones.
Keywords: concealed categories, concealed, ranking, rating, leaderboards
The following questions could be related:
- #309: Will the intellectual property rights of the designer be protected as a result of the submission of the design?
- #340: I have submitted my design. But I haven't got a patent yet. Is it safe (my design will not be stolen) if I submit my design? If there is a risk for me losing the patent of my design, I might think again before joining the competition?
- #341: Can I join the design award competition without a patent?
- #435: I am a winner but my design is not in the book, there is no poster in exhibition and it is not displayed online, why is that?
- #438: How the criteria for classification and position of each design ranking is defined? Only the points of the award are considered?
- #439: What is the difference between DAC - Design Classifications and World Design Rankings?
- #450: If the winner design is in a concealed category, will these works be displayed in the award ceremony in the screen or stage?
- #471: I registered for digital edition and do not know anything about conceal categories but I think I have chosen a concealed category. Are all the digital categories are concealed; i.e. did I make a mistake? How can I change my design to be public?
- #526: How do I get listed in World Design Ratings?
- #527: What is an S-Rank Designer in the context of World Design Ratings?
- #528: What is an A-Rank Designer in the context of World Design Ratings?
- #529: What is World Design Ratings?
- #530: What are your plans to make the World Design Ratings better?
- #534: Is there risk of publishing my design online from the perspective of copyrights and patents?
If you did not find your answer, please feel free to check the faq pages for more questions and answers. You will also want to check our webpage for details; thanks to our transparency policy, we document and publish everything.
