Article 50g - Change of name or address

1. The holder of a registered EU design shall inform the Office about a change of the holder’s name or address, which is not the consequence of a transfer or a change of ownership of the registered EU design. 

2. A single request may be made for a change of the name or address in respect of two or more registrations of the same holder. 

3. If the requirements for a change of name or address set out in this Article and in the implementing acts adopted pursuant to Article 50h are not fulfilled, the Office shall communicate the deficiency to the holder of the registered EU design. If the deficiency is not remedied within the time limit specified by the Office, the Office shall reject the request. 

4. Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall also apply to a change of the name or address of the registered representative.

5. The Office shall enter the particulars referred to in Article 72(3), points (a) and (b), in the Register. 

6. Paragraphs 1 to 4 shall apply to applications for registered EU designs. The change shall be entered in the files kept by the Office concerning the EU design application.