{"id":26648,"date":"2024-05-09T09:58:09","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T09:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648"},"modified":"2024-05-23T07:18:26","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T07:18:26","slug":"nuove-regole-sulla-tutela-del-design-nellunione-europea-cosa-cambia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/flash-news\/new-rules-on-design-protection-in-the-european-union-what-to-expect\/","title":{"rendered":"New rules on design protection in the European Union: what to expect"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rules on design protection in the European Union will start changing soon, to bring the system up to date with new technologies, make design protection more attractive for small companies and limit design protection for spare parts of complex products.<\/em><\/p>\n

New European rules on design protection definitively approved by the European Parliament<\/a> in March 2024 are to amend the EU\u2019s current laws on design protection, namely Regulation No. 6\/2002 on Community designs and Directive No. 98\/71 on the legal protection of designs.\u00a0\"Tutela<\/p>\n

The changes essentially aim to bring the system up to date with the emergence of new technologies such as 3D printing and artificial intelligence, make design protection more attractive for small companies and align EU design and trademark legislation.<\/p>\n

The amendments will take effect gradually over a period running from early 2025 to the end of 2027.<\/p>\n

Main changes of interest to the EU design system\u2019s users are summarised below.<\/p>\n

Protection extended to digital and 3D printed designs <\/span><\/h2>\n

Amended definitions for \u201cdesign\u201d and \u201cproduct\u201d have been extended to cover digital and 3D printed designs, and the amendments introduced make it clear that protection is no longer limited to physical objects and can protect also digital designs and dynamic elements such as movement, transition or any sort of animation that determine the appearance of the product or of a part of it: think virtual objects, parts of videogames, light shows, dynamic billboards.<\/p>\n

Rules on representation of the designs in applications for registration are also to be amended accordingly, allowing video files and raising the limit on the number of views included in the application.<\/p>\n

Acts of infringement updated<\/span><\/h2>\n

The new rules set forth that creating, downloading, distributing or sharing media or software with copies of a protected design may amount to infringing the rights on the design. The aim is for rules on design right enforcement to be applicable to 3D printing of design-protected objects.<\/p>\n

Replacement parts<\/span><\/h2>\n

Designs of components of complex products will not be protected by a EU design if they are solely for the purpose of restoring the original appearance of the product. A harmonised transitional period of protection (8 years) is introduced for designs already granted.<\/p>\n

Fees<\/span><\/h2>\n

Filing fees remain low, and renewal fees will be amended to attract small enterprises and individuals: the first 5-year renewal fee will be 150 Euros and increase gradually with each subsequent renewal up to 700 Euros for the fourth. The abolition of the unity-of class requirement \u2013 meaning that designs belonging to different Locarno classes will be allowed in a single application –\u00a0 will also simplify the procedure and maximize savings for multiple applications. On the other hand, however, a cap on the number of designs that can be included in a single application has been introduced.<\/p>\n

Name and symbol<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Community Design will be renamed European Union Design (to match the European Union Trademark), and the symbol to represent it will be a D in a circle, similar to the registered trademark\u2019s \u00ae and copyright\u2019s \u00a9.<\/p>\n

Further information<\/span><\/h2>\n

Questions about protecting design rights in the European Union? Contact us<\/a>, we are happy to help.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Related content<\/em><\/p>\n

Designs overview<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rules on design protection in the European Union will start changing soon, to bring the system up to date with new technologies, make design protection more attractive for small companies and limit design protection for spare parts of complex products. New European rules on design protection definitively approved by the European Parliament in March 2024 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26653,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTutela del design nell\u2019Unione Europea: novit\u00e0 in arrivo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tutela del design nell\u2019Unione Europea: cambiano le regole con un aggiornamento delle norme europee sul design, leggi i dettagli.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tutela del design nell\u2019Unione Europea: novit\u00e0 in arrivo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tutela del design nell\u2019Unione Europea: cambiano le regole con un aggiornamento delle norme europee sul design, leggi i dettagli.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-09T09:58:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-05-23T07:18:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/occhio450.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Laura Ercoli\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/\",\"name\":\"\",\"description\":\"Intellectual Property since 1882\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/occhio450.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/occhio450.png\",\"width\":450,\"height\":300,\"caption\":\"Registrazione di disegni e modelli in Qatar\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648\",\"name\":\"Tutela del design nell\u2019Unione Europea: novit\u00e0 in arrivo\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-09T09:58:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-05-23T07:18:26+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/#\/schema\/person\/3988cde84153da4b745510f0712d395b\"},\"description\":\"Tutela del design nell\u2019Unione Europea: cambiano le regole con un aggiornamento delle norme europee sul design, leggi i dettagli.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nuove regole sulla tutela del design nell\u2019Unione Europea: cosa cambia\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/#\/schema\/person\/3988cde84153da4b745510f0712d395b\",\"name\":\"Laura Ercoli\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40352aead1e319e41371a554b61ab9b8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40352aead1e319e41371a554b61ab9b8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Laura Ercoli\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/author\/lercoli\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Tutela del design nell\u2019Unione Europea: novit\u00e0 in arrivo","description":"Tutela del design nell\u2019Unione Europea: cambiano le regole con un aggiornamento delle norme europee sul design, leggi i dettagli.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Tutela del design nell\u2019Unione Europea: novit\u00e0 in arrivo","og_description":"Tutela del design nell\u2019Unione Europea: cambiano le regole con un aggiornamento delle norme europee sul design, leggi i dettagli.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648","article_published_time":"2024-05-09T09:58:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-05-23T07:18:26+00:00","og_image":[{"width":450,"height":300,"url":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/occhio450.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Laura Ercoli","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/","name":"","description":"Intellectual Property since 1882","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/occhio450.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/occhio450.png","width":450,"height":300,"caption":"Registrazione di disegni e modelli in Qatar"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648","name":"Tutela del design nell\u2019Unione Europea: novit\u00e0 in arrivo","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2024-05-09T09:58:09+00:00","dateModified":"2024-05-23T07:18:26+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/#\/schema\/person\/3988cde84153da4b745510f0712d395b"},"description":"Tutela del design nell\u2019Unione Europea: cambiano le regole con un aggiornamento delle norme europee sul design, leggi i dettagli.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/?p=26648#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nuove regole sulla tutela del design nell\u2019Unione Europea: cosa cambia"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/#\/schema\/person\/3988cde84153da4b745510f0712d395b","name":"Laura Ercoli","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40352aead1e319e41371a554b61ab9b8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40352aead1e319e41371a554b61ab9b8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Laura Ercoli"},"url":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/author\/lercoli\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26648"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26648"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26747,"href":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26648\/revisions\/26747"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sib.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}