EU Designs Regulation
Print this pageRegulation (EU) 2024/2822 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 on Community designs and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 2246/2002
(red. consolidated version in force as of 1 May 2025)
Preamble Regulation (EC) No 6/2002
Preamble Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 amending Regulation (EC) No 6/2002
Title I - General provisons
Article 2 - European Union Intellectual Property Office
Title II - The law relating to designs
Section 1 - Requirements for protection
Article 4 - Requirements for protection
Article 6 - Individual character
Article 8 - Designs dictated by their technical function and designs of interconnections
Article 9 - Designs contrary to public policy or morality
Section 2 - Scope and term of protection
Article 10 - Scope of protection
Article 11 - Commencement and term of protection of the unregistered EU design
Article 12 - Commencement and term of protection of the registered EU design
Article 13 - [deleted per 01-05-2025]
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 judgement on entitlement to an 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 the EU design
Article 18a - Object of protection
Article 19 - Rights conferred by the EU design
Article 20 - Limitation of the rights conferred by a EU design
Article 21 - Exhaustion of rights
Article 22 - Rights of prior use in respect of a registered EU design
Section 5 - Invalidity
Article 24 - Declaration of invalidity
Article 25 - Grounds for invalidity
Article 26 - Consequences of invalidity
Section 6 - Notice of registration
Article 26a - Registration symbol
Title III - EU designs as objects of property
Article 27 - Dealing with EU designs as national design rights
Article 28 - Transfer of the registered EU design
Article 28a - Conferral of implementing powers regarding transfer
Article 29 - Rights in rem on a registered EU design
Article 30 - Levy of execution
Article 31 - Insolvency proceedings
Article 32a - Procedure for entering licences and other rights in the Register
Article 33 - Effects vis-à-vis third parties
Article 34 - The 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 35 - Filing and forwarding of applications
Article 36 - Conditions with which applications must comply
Article 37- Multiple applications
Article 39 - Equivalence of EU filing with national filing
Section 2- Priority
Article 41 - Right of priority
Article 42 - Claiming priority
Article 43 - Effect of priority right
Article 44 - Exhibition priority
Article 44a - Conferral of implementing powers
Title V - Registration procedure
Article 45 - Examination as to formal requirements for filing
Article 46 - [deleted per 01-05-2025]
Article 47 - Grounds for non-registrability
Article 47a - Withdrawal and amendment of the application
Article 47b - Delegation of power regarding the amendment of the application
Article 49a - Conferral of implementing powers regarding publication
Article 50 - Deferment of publication
Article 50a - Publication after the period of deferment
Article 50b - Registration certificates
Article 50c - Conferral of implementing powers
Article 50f - Conferral of implementing powers regarding alteration
Article 50g - Change of name or address
Article 50h - Conferral of implementing powers regarding change or name or address
Title VI - Surrender and invalidity of the registered EU design
Article 51a - Conferral of implementing powers regarding surrender
Article 52 - Application for a declaration of invalidity
Article 53 - Examination of the application
Article 53a - Delegation of power regarding the declaration of invalidity
Article 54 - Participation in the proceedings of the alleged infringer
Title VII - Appeals
Article 55 - Decisions subject to appeal
Articles 56 to 61 - [deleted per 01-05-2025]
Title VIII - Procedure before the office
Section 1 - General provisions
Article 62 - Statement of reasons on which decisions are based
Article 63 - Examination of the facts by the Office of its own motion
Article 64a - Delegation of power regarding oral proceedings
Article 65 - Taking of evidence
Article 65a - Delegation of power regarding the taking of evidence
Article 66a - Delegation of power regarding notification
Article 66b - Notification of loss of rights
Article 66c - Communications to the Office
Article 66d - Delegation of power regarding communications to the Office
Article 66f - Delegation of power regarding calculation and duration of time limits
Article 66g - Correction of errors and manifest oversights
Article 66h - Cancellation of entries in the Register and revocation of decisions
Article 66i - Delegation of power regarding cancellation of entries and revocation of decisions
Article 67 - Restitutio in integrum
Article 67a - Continuation of proceedings
Article 67b - Interruption of proceedings
Article 67c - Delegation of power regarding the resumption of proceedings
Article 68 - Reference to general principles
Article 69 - Termination of financial obligations
Article 70a - Conferral of implementing powers regarding maximum rates for costs
Section 2 - Costs
Article 70 - Apportionment of costs
Article 71 - Enforcement of decisions fixing the amount of costs
Section 3 - Informing the public and the official authorities of the Member States
Article 72 - Register of EU designs
Article 72b - Online access to decisions
Article 73 - Periodical publications
Article 73a - Conferral of implementing powers regarding periodical publications
Article 74 - Inspection of files
Article 74a - Procedures for the inspection of files
Article 74b - Communication of information contained in the files
Article 74c - Keeping of files
Article 75 - Administrative cooperation
Article 75a - Conferral of implementing powers regarding administrative cooperation
Article 76 - {deleted per 01-05-2025]
Section 4 - Representation
Article 77 - General principles of representation
Article 78 - Professional representation
Article 78a - Delegation of power regarding professional representation
Title IX - Jurisdiction and procedure in legal actions relating to EU designs
Section 1 - Jurisdiction and enforcement
Article 79 - Application of the Convention on Jurisdiction and Enforcement
Section 2 - Disputes concerning the infringement and validity of EU designs
Article 81 - Jurisdiction over infringement and validity
Article 82 - International jurisdiction
Article 83 - Extent of jurisdiction on infringement
Article 84 - Action or counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity of a EU design
Article 85 - Presumption of validity - defence as to the merits
Article 86 - Judgements of invalidity
Article 87 - Effects of the judgement on invalidity
Article 89 - Sanctions in actions for infringement
Article 90 - Provisional measures, including protective measures
Article 91 - Specific rules on related actions
Article 92 - Jurisdiction of EU design courts of second instance - further appeal
Section 3 - Other disputes concerning EU designs
Article 94 - Obligation of the national court
Title X - Effects on the laws of the member states
Article 95 - Parallel actions on the basis of EU designs and national design rights
Article 96 - Relationship to other forms of protection under national law
Title XI - Supplementary provisions concerning the office
Section 1 - General provisions
Article 97 - General provision
Article 98 - Language of proceedings
Article 98a - Conferral of implementing powers regarding need and standards of translation
Article 99 - Publication and register
Article 100 - Supplementary powers of the President
Article 101 - [deleted per 01-5-2025]
Section 2 - Procedures
Article 104 - The Administration of Trade Marks and Designs and Legal Division
Article 105 - Invalidity Divisions
Article 105a - Conferral of implementing powers regarding decisions taken by a single member
Article 106 - Boards of Appeal
Section 3 - Fees and their payment
Article -106a - Delegation of power regarding the Boards of Appeal | IP-PorTal
Article -106aa - Fees and charges and due date
Article -106ab - Payment of fees and charges
Article -106ac - Deemed date of payment
Article -106ad - Insufficient payments and refund of excess payments
Title XIa - International registration of designs
Section 1 - General provisions
Article 106a - Application of provisions
Section 2 - International registrations designating the Union
Article 106b - Procedure for filing the international application
Article 106c - Designation fees
Article 106d - Effects of international registration designating the European Union
Article 106f - Invalidation of the effects of an international registration
Title XII - Final provisions
Article 107 - [deleted per 01-05-2025]
Article 108 - [deleted per 01-05-2025]
Article 109a - Exercise of the delegation
Article 110 - [deleted per 01-05-2025]
Article 110a - Provisions relating to the enlargement of the Union
Article 111 - Entry into force
Text in force at 01-04-2026. The text can be verified at EUR-Lex. Titles of articles have been added for convenience, but are lacking in the official text, IP-PorTal.
