# Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs, Article 9: Scope of protection

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

1. The scope of the protection conferred by a design right shall include any design which does not produce on the informed user a different overall impression.
2. In assessing the scope of protection, the degree of freedom of the designer in developing his design shall be taken into consideration.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1998/71/article/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1998-71/article-9
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