The Community design law is 2001 years 12 A regulation approved by the European Council in January, The aim is to harmonize the design protection standards across the European Union, By the EU internal Market Coordination Bureau (OHIM) The approved design may be simultaneously in Austria, Germany, Britain, France, Italy, Spain etc 15 A member state and an expanding state are protected.

Community design is divided into two systems: (1) Non-registered community design (Unregistered Community Design, UCD) , Refers to the appearance design from the date of EU Glasnost, No application documents or fees are required, Immediate entitlement 3 Annual protection period. Due to the short protection period of this design, Therefore, it is suitable for popular product design. The non-registered Community Design System has been implemented 2002 years 3 month 6 Effective on. (2) Registration system community appearance design (Registered Community Design, RCD) , in 2003 years 4 month 1 Effective on. Registration community design must be directed to OHIM (Ec Market Coordination Bureau) Or the industrial property office of the member state, the OHIM After the form examination is qualified, Be allowed to register. The period of protection of registered designs shall start from the date of application 5 years, It may be renewed upon expiration 4 time, Every time 5 years, The maximum protection period is 25 years. In addition, The applicant may also request OHIM Delayed disclosure, Maximum delay 30 month, Subject to payment of fees; The language of application may be in the European Union 11 One of the languages, But must specify OHIM English is the official language used, method, DE, One in Spanish and one in Italian is a second language. The fee for each registered design is per 5 Annual protection period 350 euro. Non-registered design after publication 12 Registration design can be changed within months. The classification of Community appearance design adopts Locarno International Classification System of Appearance Design for Industrial Products.

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