Intellectual Property Policy
The Watch Hobby Channel, LLC
Effective Date: November 10, 2026
At The Watch Hobby Channel, LLC, we are committed to creating original watch designs and respecting the intellectual property rights of others.
This policy explains how we protect our original work, review customer design requests, and address intellectual property concerns.
1. Our Original Designs
Our watch collections, semi-custom timepieces, dial designs, artwork, illustrations, and related creative materials are developed around our own original designs. We retain the intellectual property rights we hold in these materials unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Purchasing one of our watches does not transfer ownership of the underlying design or authorize unauthorized reproduction of our protected artwork.
Customers are free to wear, enjoy, photograph, and resell their lawfully purchased physical watches.
2. Graphic and Concept Design Services
We offer original graphic and concept design services for watch enthusiasts, modders, and individuals.
These services may include watch dial artwork, illustrations, and design concepts.
We want customers to be able to enjoy and make practical use of the designs they commission.
The intended use, deliverables, and any applicable ownership or licensing arrangements will be communicated and agreed upon before payment.
Unless otherwise agreed, customers may use the final artwork delivered for their agreed project purposes, including having watch dials or related components produced by third-party manufacturers. Any limitations involving commercial reproduction, resale, exclusive rights, or transfer of ownership will be explained and agreed upon in writing where applicable.
Our pre-existing watch collection designs, original artwork, and other independently developed creative materials remain protected and are not transferred through unrelated design projects.
3. Customer-Supplied Artwork and Reference Materials
Customers may provide sketches, photographs, illustrations, reference images, or other materials to help communicate their design ideas.
All submitted materials are reviewed before being accepted for use in a project. By submitting materials, customers confirm that they own the materials, have permission to use them for the proposed purpose, or are otherwise legally authorized to provide them.
Customers retain ownership of any intellectual property rights they hold in their original submitted materials.
Submission alone does not transfer ownership of those materials to us.
We may use submitted materials as reasonably necessary to evaluate and complete the requested project.
Reference images may be used to communicate general ideas, preferences, or design direction, but their submission does not authorize copying protected elements.
4. Protection of Third-Party Intellectual Property
We do not knowingly produce or sell watches, artwork, or design services that infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
This includes unauthorized use or reproduction of:
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Brand names, trademarks, and logos.
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Copyrighted artwork, illustrations, and graphics.
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Protected watch dial designs and other design elements.
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Counterfeit branding or material intended to misrepresent the manufacturer or origin of a product.
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Other protected intellectual property belonging to third parties.
We reserve the right to decline any project or personalization request that we reasonably believe may involve infringement.
Third-Party Products and Intellectual Property
We respect the intellectual property rights of other manufacturers, designers, and brands. Where we offer products or components manufactured by third parties, we take reasonable steps to ensure they are genuine and lawfully sourced.
All third-party trademarks, logos, and protected designs remain the property of their respective owners.
We do not knowingly sell counterfeit products, unauthorized reproductions, or products that infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
Any references to third-party products or manufacturers are provided for accurate product identification or information and do not imply affiliation or endorsement unless expressly stated.
5. Our Design Review Process
Before accepting a graphic or concept design project involving customer-supplied materials, we review the proposed design and any available references.
Our review may include:
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Considering whether the requested design appears to reproduce protected third-party artwork or branding.
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Asking the customer to confirm ownership or authorization.
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Requesting additional information or changes when necessary.
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Declining requests that raise unresolved intellectual property concerns.
We may also review personalization requests before watch production.
Our review is intended to reduce the risk of infringement, but it does not constitute a legal determination that a proposed design is free of all possible third-party claims.
6. Ownership and Use of Completed Design Work
Ownership and usage rights for commissioned graphic and concept design work will be determined by the terms agreed upon with the customer.
Our goal is to provide customers with practical rights to use the artwork created for their projects while respecting the intellectual property rights of all parties.
Customers may use completed designs for the purposes agreed upon before payment, including working with third-party dial or component manufacturers where authorized.
Unless otherwise agreed in writing, our pre-existing artwork, original watch collection designs, and other independently developed creative materials remain our intellectual property.
We will not claim ownership of original artwork or materials supplied by customers solely because they were submitted for a project.
Any transfer of copyright ownership or exclusive rights must be expressly agreed upon in writing.
Third-party materials remain subject to the rights of their respective owners.
7. Intellectual Property Concerns and Reporting
We take intellectual property concerns seriously.
If you believe that artwork, designs, or other material displayed on our website or used in our products or services infringes your rights, please contact us.
Please provide enough information to identify the material in question, the rights you believe are affected, and your relationship to those rights.
We will review reasonable reports and take appropriate action when warranted. This may include requesting additional information, removing disputed material, modifying a design, declining a project, or discontinuing the use of material found to raise legitimate concerns.
Contact: info@watchhobbychannel.com
8. Policy Updates
We may update this policy as our products and services evolve.
Updates will be published on our website with a revised effective date.
Changes will not retroactively remove rights expressly granted under existing agreements.
Nothing in this policy limits rights or remedies available under applicable law.
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