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Part 1 Design Regulation and supplementary unregistered designs

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  1. 1Introductory
  2. 2Substitution of Article 1 – supplementary unregistered designs
  3. 3Omission of Article 2 (European Union Intellectual Property Office)
  4. 4Amendments to Article 3 (definitions)
  5. 5Amendments to Article 4 (requirements for protection)
  6. 6Amendments to Article 5 (novelty)
  7. 7Amendments to Article 6 (individual character)
  8. 8Substitution of Article 7 (disclosure)
  9. 9Amendments to Articles 8 to 10 (technical function, interconnections, public policy and morality)
  10. 10Amendments to Article 11 (commencement and term of protection of the unregistered Community design)
  11. 11Omission of Articles 12 and 13 (registered Community design: commencement, term of protection and renewal)
  12. 12Amendment to the heading of section 3 of Title 2 (right to the Community design)
  13. 13Amendments to Article 14 (right to the Community design)
  14. 14Amendments to Article 15 (claims relating to the entitlement to a Community design)
  15. 15Omission of Articles 16 to 18 (effects of a judgment on entitlement, presumption, right to be cited)
  16. 16Amendment to the heading of section 4 of Title 2 (effects of the Community design)
  17. 17Amendments to Article 19 (rights conferred by the Community design)
  18. 18Amendments to Article 20 (limitation of the rights conferred by a Community design)
  19. 19Amendments to Article 21 (exhaustion of rights)
  20. 20Omission of Articles 22 and 23 (prior use and government use)
  21. 21Amendments to Article 24 (declaration of invalidity)
  22. 22Amendments to Article 25 (grounds for invalidity)
  23. 23Amendments to Article 26 (consequences of invalidity)
  24. 24Amendment to the heading of Title 3: supplementary unregistered designs as objects of property
  25. 25Amendments to Article 27: supplementary unregistered design rights as national design rights
  26. 26Omission to Articles 28 to 31 (transfer, rights in rem, levy and insolvency)
  27. 27Article 32 (licensing)
  28. 28Omission of Articles 33 to 78 (general provisions)
  29. 29Amendment to the heading of Title 9 (jurisdiction and procedure in legal actions relating to Community designs)
  30. 30Omission of Article 79 (application of the Convention on jurisdiction and enforcement)
  31. 31Amendment to the heading of section 2 (disputes concerning infringement and validity of designs) of Title 9
  32. 32Omission of Article 80 (Community design courts)
  33. 33Substitution of Article 81 (The “design court” – jurisdiction over infringement and validity)
  34. 34Omission of Articles 82 and 83: jurisdiction
  35. 35Amendments to Article 84 (action or counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity of a supplementary unregistered design)
  36. 36Amendments to Article 85 (presumption of validity – defence as to the merits)
  37. 37Amendments to Article 86 (judgments of invalidity)
  38. 38Omission of Articles 87 and 88 (effect of judgment on invalidity and applicable law)
  39. 39Amendments to Article 89 (sanctions in actions for infringement)
  40. 40Amendments to Article 90 (provisional measures, including protective measures)
  41. 41Omission of Articles 91 and 92 (specific rules on related actions and appeals)
  42. 42Amendment to the heading of section 3 (other disputes concerning Community designs) of Title 9
  43. 43Omission of Articles 93 (supplementary provisions on the jurisdiction of national courts)
  44. 44Amendments to Article 94 (obligation of the national court)
  45. 45Omission of Title 10 (effects on the laws of the Member States)
  46. 46Omission of Title 11 (supplementary provisions regarding the Office)
  47. 47Omission of Title 11A (international registration)
  48. 48Omission of Articles 107 to 109 (implementing regulation, procedure of Boards of Appeal and Committee)
  49. 49Omission of Article 110 (transitional provision)
  50. 50Omission of Article 110a (provisions relating to the enlargement of the Community)
  51. 51Omission of Article 111 (entry into force)
  52. 52Omission of text after Title 12