Implementing Regulations on Community designs
Print this pageCommission Regulation (EC) No 2245/2002 of 21 October 2002 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 on Community designs
Chapter I - Application procedure
Article 1 - Content of the application
Article 2 - Multiple application
Article 3 - Classification and indication of products
Article 4 - Representation of the design
Article 6 - Fees for the application
Article 7 - Filing of the application
Article 9 - Exhibition priority
Article 10 - Examination of requirements for a filing date and of formal requirements
Article 11 - Examination of grounds for non-registrability
Article 11a - Examination of grounds for refusal
Article 12 - Withdrawal or correction of the application
Chapter II - Registration procedure
Article 13 - Registration of the design
Article 14 - Publication of the registration
Article 15 - Deferment of publication
Article 16 - Publication after the period for deferment
Article 17 - Certificate of registration
Article 18 - Maintenance of the design in an amended form
Article 19 - Change of the name or address of the holder or of his/her registered representative
Chapter III - Renewal of registration
Article 21 - Notification of expiry of registration
Article 22 - Renewal of Community design registration
Article 22a - Renewals of international registration designating the Community
Chapter IV - Transfer, licences and other rights, changes
Article 24 - Registration of licences and other rights
Article 25 - Special provisions for the registration of a licence
Article 26 - Cancellation or modification of the registration of licences and other rights
Chapter V - Surrender and invalidity
Article 28 - Application for a declaration of invalidity
Article 29 - Languages used in invalidity proceedings
Article 30 - Rejection of the application for declaration of invalidity as inadmissible
Article 31 - Examination of the application for a declaration of invalidity
Article 32 - Multiple applications for a declaration of invalidity
Article 33 - Participation of an alleged infringer
Chapter VI - Appeals
Article 34 - Content of the notice of appeal
Article 35 - Rejection of the appeal as inadmissible
Article 36 - Examination of appeals
Article 37 - Reimbursement of appeal fees
Chapter VII - Decisions and communications of the office
Article 38 - Form of decisions
Article 39 - Correction of errors in decisions
Article 40 - Noting of loss of rights
Article 41 - Signature, name, seal
Chapter VIII - Oral proceedings and taking of evidence
Article 42 - Summons to oral proceedings
Article 43 - Taking of evidence by the Office
Article 44 - Commissioning of experts
Article 45 - Costs of taking of evidence
Article 46 - Minutes of oral proceedings and of evidence
Chapter IV - Notifications
Article 47 - General provisions on notifications
Article 48 - Notification by post
Article 49 - Notification by hand delivery
Article 50 - Notification by deposit in a post box at the Office
Article 51 - Notification by fax and other technical means
Article 52 - Public notification
Article 53 - Notification to representatives
Article 54 - Irregularities in notification
Article 55 - Notification of documents in the case of several parties
Chapter X - Time limits
Article 56 - Calculation of time limits
Article 57 - Duration of time limits
Article 58 - Expiry of time limits in special cases
Chapter XI - Interruption of proceedings and waiving of enforced recovery procedures
Article 59 - Interruption of proceedings
Article 60 - Waiving of enforced recovery procedures
Chapter XII - Representation
Article 61 - Appointment of a common representative
Article 64 - Amendment of the special list of professional representatives for design matters
Chapter XIII - Written communications and forms
Article 65 - Communication in writing or by other means
Article 66 - Communication by fax
Article 67 - Communication by electronic means
Chapter XIV - Information to the public
Article 69 - Register of Community Designs
Chapter XV - Community designs bulleting and database
Article 70 - Community Designs Bulletin
Chapter XVI - Inspection of files and keeping of files
Article 72 - Parts of the file excluded from inspection
Article 73 - Inspection of the Register of Community Designs
Article 74 - Procedures for the inspection of files
Article 75 - Communication of information contained in the files
Chapter XVII - Administrative cooperation
Article 78 - Inspection of files by or via courts or authorities of the Member States
Chapter XVIII - Costs
Article 79 - Apportionment and fixing of costs
Chapter XIX - Languages
Article 80 - Applications and declarations
Article 81 - Written proceedings
Article 83 - Certification of translations
Article 84 - Legal authenticity of translations
Chapter XX - Reciprocity, transition period and entry into force
Article 85 - Publication of reciprocity
Article 86 - Transition period
Text in force at 01-01-2020. The text can be verified at EUR-Lex. Titles of articles have been added for convenience, but are lacking in the official text, IP-PorTal.
