Regulation (EU) 2026/715 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 Marc... (32026R0715)
Regulation (EU) 2026/715 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2026 on European Union designs (codification) (Text with EEA relevance)
- REGULATION (EU) 2026/715 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
- of 11 March 2026
- on European Union designs
- (codification)
- (Text with EEA relevance)
- TITLE I
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1
- EU design
- Article 2
- European Union Intellectual Property Office
- Article 3
- Capacity to act
- TITLE II
- THE LAW RELATING TO DESIGNS
- Section 1
- Requirements for protection
- Article 4
- Definitions
- Article 5
- Requirements for protection
- Article 6
- Novelty
- Article 7
- Individual character
- Article 8
- Disclosure
- Article 9
- Designs dictated by their technical function and designs of interconnections
- Article 10
- Designs contrary to public policy or morality
- Section 2
- Scope and term of protection
- Article 11
- Scope of protection
- Article 12
- Commencement and term of protection of an unregistered EU design
- Article 13
- Commencement and term of protection of a registered EU design
- Section 3
- Right to the EU design
- Article 14
- Right to the EU design
- Article 15
- Claims relating to the entitlement to an EU design
- Article 16
- Effects of a final decision on entitlement to a registered EU design
- Article 17
- Presumption in favour of the registered holder of the design
- Article 18
- Right of the designer to be cited
- Section 4
- Effects of an EU design
- Article 19
- Object of protection
- Article 20
- Rights conferred by an EU design
- Article 21
- Limitation of the rights conferred by an EU design
- Article 22
- Repair clause
- Article 23
- Exhaustion of rights
- Article 24
- Rights of prior use in respect of a registered EU design
- Article 25
- Government use
- Section 5
- Invalidity
- Article 26
- Declaration of invalidity
- Article 27
- Grounds for invalidity
- Article 28
- Consequences of invalidity
- Section 6
- Notice of registration
- Article 29
- Registration symbol
- TITLE III
- EU DESIGNS AS OBJECTS OF PROPERTY
- Article 30
- Dealing with EU designs as national design rights
- Article 31
- Transfer of a registered EU design
- Article 32
- Conferral of implementing powers regarding transfer
- Article 33
- Rights
- in rem
- on a registered EU design
- Article 34
- Levy of execution
- Article 35
- Insolvency proceedings
- Article 36
- Licensing
- Article 37
- Procedure for entering licences and other rights in the Register
- Article 38
- Effects vis-à-vis third parties
- Article 39
- Procedure for cancelling or modifying registrations of licences and other rights
- Article 40
- Application for a registered EU design as an object of property
- TITLE IV
- APPLICATION FOR A REGISTERED EU DESIGN
- Section 1
- Filing of applications and the conditions which govern them
- Article 41
- Filing of applications
- Article 42
- Conditions with which applications must comply
- Article 43
- Conferral of implementing powers regarding the application
- Article 44
- Multiple applications
- Article 45
- Conferral of implementing powers regarding multiple applications
- Article 46
- Date of filing
- Article 47
- Equivalence of Union filing with national filing
- Article 48
- Classification and product indications
- Section 2
- Priority
- Article 49
- Right of priority
- Article 50
- Claiming priority
- Article 51
- Conferral of implementing powers regarding the claim of priority
- Article 52
- Effect of priority right
- Article 53
- Exhibition priority
- Article 54
- Conferral of implementing powers
- TITLE V
- REGISTRATION PROCEDURE, RENEWAL AND ALTERATION
- Article 55
- Examination as to formal requirements for filing
- Article 56
- Grounds for non-registrability
- Article 57
- Withdrawal and amendment of the application
- Article 58
- Delegation of power regarding the amendment of the application
- Article 59
- Registration
- Article 60
- Publication
- Article 61
- Conferral of implementing powers regarding publication
- Article 62
- Deferment of publication
- Article 63
- Publication after the period of deferment
- Article 64
- Certificates of registration
- Article 65
- Conferral of implementing powers
- Article 66
- Renewal
- Article 67
- Alteration
- Article 68
- Conferral of implementing powers regarding alteration
- Article 69
- Change of name or address
- Article 70
- Conferral of implementing powers regarding change of name or address
- TITLE VI
- SURRENDER AND INVALIDITY OF THE REGISTERED EU DESIGN
- Article 71
- Surrender
- Article 72
- Conferral of implementing powers regarding surrender
- Article 73
- Application for a declaration of invalidity
- Article 74
- Examination of the application
- Article 75
- Delegation of power regarding the declaration of invalidity
- Article 76
- Participation in the proceedings of the alleged infringer
- TITLE VII
- APPEALS
- Article 77
- Decisions subject to appeal
- Article 78
- Delegation of power regarding appeal proceedings
- TITLE VIII
- PROCEDURE BEFORE THE OFFICE
- Section 1
- General provisions
- Article 79
- Decisions and communications of the Office
- Article 80
- Examination of the facts by the Office of its own motion
- Article 81
- Oral proceedings
- Article 82
- Delegation of power regarding oral proceedings
- Article 83
- Taking of evidence
- Article 84
- Delegation of power regarding the taking of evidence
- Article 85
- Notification
- Article 86
- Delegation of power regarding notification
- Article 87
- Notification of loss of rights
- Article 88
- Communications to the Office
- Article 89
- Delegation of power regarding communications to the Office
- Article 90
- Time limits
- Article 91
- Delegation of power regarding calculation and duration of time limits
- Article 92
- Correction of errors and manifest oversights
- Article 93
- Cancellation of entries in the Register and revocation of decisions
- Article 94
- Delegation of power regarding cancellation of entries and revocation of decisions
- Article 95
- Restitutio in integrum
- Article 96
- Continuation of proceedings
- Article 97
- Interruption of proceedings
- Article 98
- Delegation of power regarding the resumption of proceedings
- Article 99
- Reference to general principles
- Article 100
- Termination of financial obligations
- Section 2
- Costs
- Article 101
- Apportionment of costs
- Article 102
- Conferral of implementing powers regarding maximum rates for costs
- Article 103
- Enforcement of decisions fixing the amount of costs
- Section 3
- Informing the public and the official authorities of the Member States
- Article 104
- Register of EU designs
- Article 105
- Database
- Article 106
- Online access to decisions
- Article 107
- Periodical publications
- Article 108
- Conferral of implementing powers regarding periodical publications
- Article 109
- Inspection of files
- Article 110
- Procedures for the inspection of files
- Article 111
- Communication of information contained in the files
- Article 112
- Keeping of files
- Article 113
- Administrative cooperation
- Article 114
- Conferral of implementing powers regarding administrative cooperation
- Section 4
- Representation
- Article 115
- General principles of representation
- Article 116
- Professional representation
- Article 117
- Delegation of power regarding professional representation
- TITLE IX
- JURISDICTION AND PROCEDURE IN LEGAL ACTIONS RELATING TO EU DESIGNS
- Section 1
- Jurisdiction and enforcement
- Article 118
- Application of Union rules on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters
- Section 2
- Disputes concerning the infringement and validity of EU designs
- Article 119
- EU design courts
- Article 120
- Jurisdiction over infringement and validity
- Article 121
- International jurisdiction
- Article 122
- Extent of jurisdiction on infringement
- Article 123
- Action or counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity of an EU design
- Article 124
- Presumption of validity – defence as to the merits
- Article 125
- Judgments of invalidity
- Article 126
- Effects of a judgment on invalidity
- Article 127
- Applicable law
- Article 128
- Sanctions in actions for infringement
- Article 129
- Provisional measures, including protective measures
- Article 130
- Specific rules on related actions
- Article 131
- Jurisdiction of EU design courts of second instance – further appeal
- Section 3
- Other disputes concerning EU designs
- Article 132
- Supplementary provisions on the jurisdiction of national courts other than EU design courts
- Article 133
- Obligation of the national court
- TITLE X
- EFFECTS ON THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES
- Article 134
- Parallel actions on the basis of EU designs and national design rights
- Article 135
- Relationship to other forms of protection under national law
- TITLE XI
- SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE OFFICE
- Section 1
- General provisions
- Article 136
- Application of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001
- Article 137
- Language of proceedings
- Article 138
- Conferral of implementing powers regarding need and standards of translation
- Article 139
- Publication and entries in the Register
- Article 140
- Supplementary powers of the Executive Director
- Section 2
- Procedures
- Article 141
- Competence
- Article 142
- Examiners
- Article 143
- The department in charge of the Register
- Article 144
- Invalidity Divisions
- Article 145
- Conferral of implementing powers regarding decisions taken by a single member
- Article 146
- Boards of Appeal
- Article 147
- Delegation of power regarding the Boards of Appeal
- Section 3
- Fees and their payment
- Article 148
- Fees and charges and due date
- Article 149
- Payment of fees and charges
- Article 150
- Deemed date of payment
- Article 151
- Insufficient payments and refund of excess payments
- TITLE XII
- INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS
- Section 1
- General provisions
- Article 152
- Application of provisions
- Section 2
- International registrations designating the Union
- Article 153
- Procedure for filing the international application
- Article 154
- Designation fees
- Article 155
- Effects of international registrations designating the Union
- Article 156
- Examination of grounds for refusal
- Article 157
- Invalidation of the effects of an international registration
- Article 158
- Renewals
- TITLE XIII
- FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 159
- Committee procedure
- Article 160
- Exercise of the delegation
- Article 161
- Provisions relating to the enlargement of the Union
- Article 162
- Evaluation
- Article 163
- Repeal
- Article 164
- Entry into force
- ANNEX I
- Amounts of fees as referred to in Article 148(1)
- ANNEX II
- Repealed Regulation with list of the successive amendments thereto
- ANNEX III
- Correlation table
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