# Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs, Article 10: Term of protection

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Upon registration, a design which meets the requirements of Article 3(2) shall be protected by a design right for one or more periods of five years from the date of filing of the application. The right holder may have the term of protection renewed for one or more periods of five years each, up to a total term of 25 years from the date of filing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1998/71/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-71/article-10
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