Article 32 - Licensing

1. An EU design may be licensed for the whole or part of the Union. A licence may be exclusive or non-exclusive.

2. The holder may invoke the rights conferred by the EU design against a licensee who contravenes any provision in the licensing contract with regard to:
(a) the duration of the licence;
(b) the form in which the design may be used;
(c) the range of products for which the licence is granted;
(d) the quality of the products manufactured by the licensee under the licence.

3. If not stated otherwise in the licensing contract, the licensee may bring proceedings for infringement of an EU design only if its holder consents thereto. However, the holder of an exclusive licence may bring such proceedings if the holder of the EU design, after a formal notice, does not bring infringement proceedings within an appropriate period.

4. A licensee shall, for the purpose of obtaining compensation for damage suffered, be entitled to intervene in infringement proceedings brought by the holder of the EU design.