direct ec european parliament council octob legal protect design european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe act accord procedur laid articl treati light joint text approv concili committe juli object commun laid treati includ lai foundat closer union peopl europ foster closer relat member state commun ensur econom social progress commun countri common action elimin barrier divid europ end treati establish intern market characteris abolit obstacl free movement good institut system ensur competit intern market distort approxim law member state legal protect design object differ legal protect design offer legisl member state directli affect establish function intern market good embodi design differ distort competit intern market smooth function intern market approxim design protect law member state import consider solut advantag commun design system provid undertak wish acquir design right unnecessari undertak full scale approxim design law member state suffici approxim limit nation provis law directli affect function intern market provis sanction remedi enforc left nation law object limit approxim suffici achiev member state act member state remain free fix procedur provis registr renew invalid design right provis effect invalid direct exclud applic design nation commun legisl provid protect confer registr public design legisl relat unregist design right trade mark patent util model unfair competit civil liabil absenc harmonis copyright law import establish principl cumul protect specif regist design protect law copyright law whilst leav member state free establish extent copyright protect condit protect confer attain object intern market requir condit obtain regist design ident member state end give unitari definit notion design requir novelti individu charact regist design right compli essenti order facilit free movement good ensur principl regist design right confer holder equival protect member state protect confer registr holder design featur product part shown visibl applic made public public consult relev file protect extend compon part visibl normal product featur part visibl part mount fulfil requir novelti individu charact featur design exclud protect reason consider purpos assess featur design fulfil requir protect assess design individu charact base impress produc inform user view design differ produc exist design corpu take consider natur product design appli incorpor industri sector belong degre freedom design develop design technolog innov hamper grant design protect featur dictat sole technic function understood entail design aesthet qualiti likewis interoper product make hinder extend protect design mechan fit featur design exclud protect reason consider purpos assess featur design fulfil requir protect mechan fit modular product constitut import element innov characterist modular product present major market asset elig protect design subsist design contrari public polici accept principl moral direct constitut harmonis nation concept public polici accept principl moral fundament smooth function intern market unifi term protect afford regist design right provis direct prejudic applic competit rule articl treati rapid adopt direct matter urgenc number industri sector full scale approxim law member state protect design purpos permit repair complex product restor origin appear product incorpor design design appli constitut compon part complex product appear protect design depend introduc present stage lack full scale approxim law member state protect design repair complex product constitut obstacl approxim nation provis design law directli affect function intern market reason member state meantim maintain forc provis conform treati relat design compon part purpos repair complex product restor origin appear introduc provis relat purpos provis liberalis market part member state date entri forc direct provid protect design compon part requir introduc registr design part year implement date commiss submit analysi consequ provis direct commun industri consum competit function intern market respect compon part complex product analysi harmonis basi option includ remuner system limit term exclus latest year submiss analysi commiss consult parti affect propos european parliament council direct need complet intern market respect compon part complex product consid transit provis articl design compon part purpos repair complex product restor origin appear case constru constitut obstacl free movement product constitut compon part substant ground refus registr member state provid substant examin applic prior registr substant ground invalid regist design right member state exhaust enumer adopt direct articl definit purpos direct design mean appear part product result featur line contour colour shape textur materi product ornament product mean industri handicraft item includ inter alia part intend assembl complex product packag graphic symbol typograph typefac exclud comput program complex product mean product compos multipl compon replac permit disassembl reassembl product articl scope applic direct appli design right regist central industri properti offic member state design right regist benelux design offic design right regist intern arrang effect member state applic design right refer purpos direct design registr compris public file design industri properti offic member state public effect bring design exist articl protect requir member state protect design registr confer exclus right holder accord provis direct design protect design extent individu charact design appli incorpor product constitut compon part complex product consid individu charact compon part incorpor complex product remain visibl normal extent visibl featur compon part fulfil requir novelti individu charact normal mean paragraph end user exclud mainten servic repair work articl novelti design consid ident design made public date file applic registr prioriti claim date prioriti design deem ident featur differ immateri detail articl individu charact design consid individu charact impress produc inform user differ impress produc user design made public date file applic registr prioriti claim date prioriti assess individu charact degre freedom design develop design consider articl disclosur purpos appli articl design deem made public publish registr exhibit trade disclos event normal busi circl specialis sector concern oper commun date file applic registr prioriti claim date prioriti design deem made public sole reason disclos person explicit implicit condit confidenti disclosur consider purpos appli articl design protect claim regist design member state made public design successor titl person result inform provid action design successor titl month period preced date file applic prioriti claim date prioriti paragraph appli design made public consequ abus relat design successor titl articl design dictat technic function design interconnect design subsist featur appear product sole dictat technic function design subsist featur appear product necessarili reproduc exact form dimens order permit product design incorpor appli mechan connect product product perform function notwithstand paragraph design condit set articl subsist design serv purpos allow multipl assembl connect mutual interchang product modular system articl design contrari public polici moral design subsist design contrari public polici accept principl moral articl scope protect scope protect confer design includ design produc inform user impress assess scope protect degre freedom design develop design consider articl term protect registr design meet requir articl protect design period year date file applic holder term protect renew period year total term year date file articl invalid refus registr design refus registr design regist design declar invalid design design mean articl fulfil requir articl applic holder design entitl law member state concern design conflict prior design made public date file applic prioriti claim date prioriti protect date prior date regist commun design applic regist commun design design member state concern applic member state provid design refus registr design regist design declar invalid distinct sign subsequ design commun law law member state concern govern sign confer holder sign prohibit design constitut unauthoris work protect copyright law member state concern design constitut improp item list articl pari convent protect industri properti badg emblem escutcheon cover articl convent public interest member state concern ground provid paragraph invok sole person entitl design law member state concern ground provid paragraph paragraph invok sole applic holder conflict ground provid paragraph invok sole person entiti concern paragraph prejudic freedom member state provid ground provid paragraph invok author member state question initi design refus registr design declar invalid pursuant paragraph paragraph design regist design maintain amend form form compli requir protect ident design retain registr mainten amend form includ registr accompani partial disclaim holder design entri design regist court decis declar partial invalid design member state provid derog paragraph ground refus registr invalid forc state prior date provis compli direct enter forc appli design applic made prior date result registr design declar invalid laps surrend articl right confer design registr design confer holder exclus prevent parti consent aforement cover make offer put market import export product design incorpor appli stock product purpos law member state act refer paragraph prevent date provis compli direct enter forc right confer design invok prevent continu act person begun act prior date articl limit right confer design right confer design registr exercis respect act privat commerci purpos act experiment purpos act reproduct purpos make citat teach provid act compat fair trade practic unduli prejudic normal exploit design mention made sourc addit right confer design registr exercis respect equip ship aircraft regist countri temporarili enter territori member state concern import member state concern spare part accessori purpos repair craft execut repair craft articl transit provis time amend direct adopt propos commiss accord provis articl member state maintain forc exist legal provis relat design compon part purpos repair complex product restor origin appear introduc provis purpos liberalis market part articl exhaust right right confer design registr extend act relat product design includ scope protect design incorpor appli product put market commun holder design consent articl relationship form protect provis direct prejudic provis commun law law member state concern relat unregist design right trade mark distinct sign patent util model typefac civil liabil unfair competit articl relationship copyright design protect design regist respect member state accord direct elig protect law copyright state date design creat fix form extent condit protect confer includ level origin requir determin member state articl revis year implement date articl commiss submit analysi consequ provis direct commun industri industri sector affect manufactur complex product compon part consum competit function intern market latest year commiss propos european parliament council direct need complet intern market respect compon part complex product consid light consult parti affect articl implement member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct octob member state adopt provis refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state member state commun commiss provis nation law adopt field govern direct articl entri forc direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl addresse direct address member state luxembourg octob european parliament presid gil robl council presid einem oj oj oj oj opinion european parliament octob oj common posit council june oj decis european parliament octob oj decis european parliament septemb decis council septemb statement commiss commiss share european parliament concern combat counterfeit commiss intent present end year green paper piraci counterfeit intern market commiss includ green paper parliament idea creat oblig counterfeit provid holder design right inform illeg act statement commiss articl immedi date adopt direct prejudic articl commiss propos launch consult exercis involv manufactur complex product compon part motor vehicl sector aim consult arriv voluntari agreement parti involv protect design case product incorpor design design appli constitut compon part complex product appear protect design depend commiss coordin consult exercis report regularli parliament council progress consult parti invit commiss rang option base voluntari agreement includ remuner system system base limit period 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