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European Union
Regulation (EU) 2026/715
III
Article 40

Regulation (EU) 2026/715

In forceThis text since 1 Jul 2026law://eu/reg/2026/715/art_40@2026-11-10

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Article 40Application for a registered EU design as an object of property#

Articles 30 to 39 shall apply to applications for registered EU designs. Where the effect of one of those provisions is conditional upon an entry in the Register, that formality shall be performed upon entry of the registered EU design in the Register.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Type: Regulation · (EU) 2026/715 · EEA relevant
Adopted: 11 Mar 2026
In force: 1 Jul 2026
Made by: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Official: EUR-Lex 32026R0715 · ELI

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codification of EU law designs and models single market Intellectual, industrial and commercial property Intellectual property Internal market - Principles

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1 Jul 2026Reading

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Cited by 1: this act
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complex product
means a product that is composed of multiple components which can be replaced, permitting disassembly and reassembly of the product.
design
means the appearance of the whole or a part of a product resulting from the features, in particular the lines, contours, colours, shape, texture and/or materials, of the product itself and/or of its decoration, including the movement, transition or any other sort of animation of those features;
earlier right
means a right acquired or applied for in good faith before accession.
product
means any industrial or handicraft item, other than a computer program, regardless of whether it is embodied in a physical object or materialises in a non-physical form, including:

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