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Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community Designs (amended by Council Regulation No. 1891/2006 of 18 December 2006 amending Regulations (EC) No. 6/2002 and (EC) No. 40/94 to give effect to the Accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs), European Union (EU)

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Year of Version 2006 Dates Entry into force: March 6, 2002 Adopted: December 12, 2001 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter Industrial Designs Notes This Regulation Law establishes a unified system for obtaining a Community design to which uniform protection is given with uniform effect throughout the entire territory of the Community.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) German Verordnung (EG) Nr. 6/2002 des Rates vom 12. Dezember 2001 über das Gemeinschaftsgeschmacksmuster geändert durch Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1891/2006 des Rates vom 18. Dezember 2006 zur Änderung der Verordnungen (EG) Nr. 6/2002 und (EG) Nr. 40/94, mit der dem Beitritt der Europäischen Gemeinschaft zur Genfer Akte des Haager Abkommens über die internationale Eintragung gewerblicher Muster und Modelle Wirkung verliehen wird PDF HTML French Règlement du Conseil (CE) n° 6/2002 du 12 décembre 2001 sur les dessins et modèles communautaires (modifié par le règlement (CE) n° 1891/2006 du 18 décembre 2006 modifiant les règlements (CE) n° 6/2002 et (CE) n° 40/94 en vue de donner effet à l'adhésion de la Communauté européenne à l'Acte de Genève de l'Arrangement de La Haye concernant l' enregistrement international des dessins et modèles industriels) PDF HTML Italian Regolamento (CE) N. 6/2002 del Consiglio del 12 dicembre 2001 su disegni e modelli comunitari modificato dal regolamento (CE) N. 1891/2006 del Consiglio del 18 dicembre 2006 che modifica il regolamento (CE) n. 6/2002 e il regolamento (CE) N. 40/94 allo scopo di rendere operativa l’adesione della Comunità europea all’atto di Ginevra dell’accordo dell’Aia concernente la registrazione internazionale dei disegni e modelli industriali PDF HTML Spanish Reglamento (CE) Nº 6/2002 del Consejo de 12 de diciembre de 2001 sobre los Dibujos y Modelos Comunitarios (modificado por el reglamento (CE) Nº 1891/2006 del Consejo, de 18 de diciembre de 2006, por el que se modifican los Reglamentos (CE) N° 6/2002 y (CE) no 40/94 para hacer efectiva la adhesión de la Comunidad Europea al Acta de Ginebra del Arreglo de La Haya relativo al Registro Internacional de Dibujos y Modelos Industriales) PDF HTML English Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community Designs (amended by Council Regulation No. 1891/2006 of 18 December 2006 amending Regulations (EC) No. 6/2002 and (EC) No. 40/94 to give effect to the Accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs) PDF HTML
Legislation Is implemented by (9 text(s)) Is implemented by (9 text(s))
Law No. IX-1181 of November 7, 2002, on Designs (as amended up to Law No. XIII-2731 of December 19, 2019, in force from January 1, 2022) (LT111)
Law on Industrial Designs (SG No. 81/1999, as amended up to October 27, 2020)  (BG109)
Industrial Design Protection Act (consolidated text of April 1, 2019) (EE228)
Act No. 221/2006 Coll., of April 25, 2006, on the Enforcement of Industrial Property Rights and the Protection of Trade Secrets (amended by Act No. 286/2018 Coll.) (CZ095)
Federal Law of June 7, 1990, on the Protection of Designs (Design Law 1990, as amended up to Federal Law published in the Federal Law Gazette I No. 37/2018 (BGBI.I No. 37/2018)) (AT144)
Industrial Design Act and Acts on Amendments to the Industrial Design Act (OG Nos. 173/2003, 76/2007, 30/2009, 49/2011 & 46/2018) (HR124)
Market Court Proceedings Act (Act No. 100/2013 of January 31, 2013, as amended up to Act No. 1124 of December 28, 2017) (FI159)
Act No. 474/2004 Coll., of July 22, 2004, on Amendments to Act No. 207/2000 Coll. on the Protection of Industrial Designs and Amendments of Act No. 527/1990 Coll. on Inventions, Industrial Designs and Rationalization Proposals, in the version of later regulations (CZ040)
European Communities (Community Designs) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 27/2003) (IE132)

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