Community Design
Registered and unregistered Community designs are available under Regulation 6/2002 on the Community Design, which provide a unitary right covering the European Community. Protection for a registered Community design is for up to 25 years, subject to the payment of renewal fees every five years. The unregistered Community design lasts for three years after a design is made available to the public and infringement only occurs if the protected design has been copied.
Read more about this topic: Industrial Design Rights In The European Union
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