Article 81 - Jurisdiction over infringement and validity

The EU design courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction:

(a) for infringement actions and - if they are permitted under national law - actions in respect of threatened infringement of EU designs;

(b) for actions for declaration of non-infringement of EU designs, if they are permitted under national law;

(c) for actions for a declaration of invalidity of an unregistered EU design;

(d) for counterclaims for a declaration of invalidity of a EU design raised in connection with actions under (a).