Amendments to the European Design Regulations
On November 18, 2024, the Official Journal of the European Union published (i) Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 23, 2024 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 on Community designs and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 46/2002 and (ii) Directive (EU) 2024/2823 of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 23, 2024 on the legal protection of designs. This Regulation will enter into force on May 1, 2025, although the application of a significant number of provisions will be delayed until July 1, 2026. On the other hand, the deadline for the transposition of this Directive into national law is December 9, 2027.
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