Article 10 - Commencement and term of protection

1.   Protection of a design right shall arise upon registration by the office.

2.   A design shall be registered for a period of five years calculated from the date of filing of the application for registration. The right holder may renew the registration, in accordance with Article 32, for one or more periods of five years each, up to a total term of protection of 25 years from the date of filing of the application for registration.