How to Protect Your Custom Dice Design When Working with an OEM Factory

One of the most common fears for a brand ordering custom dice overseas is simple: what stops the factory from reselling my design, or making the same set for a competitor? It is a fair question, and a frequent topic in creator communities. The good news is that a few standard steps make design theft very unlikely when you work with a reputable manufacturer. Here is how brands protect their work.

Understand the actual risk

The real risk is not usually a factory cloning your exact branded set — that has limited resale value and damages the factory’s reputation with serious clients. The bigger risks are careless handling of your files, or a trading company (not the real factory) shopping your design around. Choosing the right partner removes most of the concern.

Steps that protect your design

• Sign an NDA first: a simple mutual non-disclosure agreement, signed before you share artwork, sets a clear legal expectation. A serious factory will sign one without hesitation.
• Work with the direct manufacturer, not a trader: middlemen pass your files around and have no control over production. A direct factory keeps your design in-house.
• Vet the factory: ask for real production photos or video, references, and how they handle client confidentiality. Reputable OEMs treat non-resale as standard.
• Keep your master files: share only what is needed to produce the order. Keep editable source files and fonts yourself.
• Protect your brand legally: register your trademark and logo in your market. The custom stone or colour is hard to own, but your brand and artwork are protectable.
• Get non-resale in writing: confirm that the factory will not resell your specific branded design to another customer.

What a trustworthy factory does

A dependable manufacturer treats your artwork, logos, engraving, and order details as confidential, uses them only to produce your order, and will not resell your custom, branded design. Confidentiality is part of how they keep long-term brand clients — the customers who matter most to them.

Red flags to watch for

• Refuses to sign an NDA or dodges the question.
• Cannot prove it is the real factory (no production photos, only stock images).
• Publicly displays other clients’ clearly branded custom designs without permission.
• Vague or evasive answers about who has access to your files.

CuiShen keeps every client’s artwork and order details confidential, produces custom designs only for the client who owns them, and is happy to sign an NDA before you share files. Tell us about your project and we will walk you through how we handle your design.