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Terminology Standardization<\/center><\/td>\n
Community Design” renamed to “EU Design”\u200b\u200b<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/center><\/td>\n
Protection Symbol<\/center><\/td>\n
New registered design symbol \u24b9\u200b\u200b
\n(Similar to \u00ae trademarks)<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/center><\/td>\n
Multi-class Filing<\/center><\/td>\n
Single application covers multiple Locarno classes
\n(Original requirement: separate applications)<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Designs per Application<\/center><\/td>\n
50 designs per application
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5<\/center><\/td>\n
Digital Coverage<\/center><\/td>\n
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\u2705 Animations & GUIs
\n\u2705 Virtual environments
\n\u2705 Non-physical elements<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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3D Printing Infringement<\/center><\/td>\n
Illegal acts include:
\n\u2022 Sharing 3D design files
\n\u2022 AI-generated replicas<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Repair Clause<\/center><\/td>\n
Spare parts for repair
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