{"id":4355,"date":"2025-04-29T12:05:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T04:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/us\/?p=4355"},"modified":"2025-04-29T12:07:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T04:07:30","slug":"eu-design-reform-2025-critical-updates-for-applicants-effective-2025-05-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accoladeip.com\/us\/en\/news-en\/eu-design-reform-2025-critical-updates-for-applicants-effective-2025-05-01\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Design Reform 2025: Critical Updates for Applicants (Effective: 2025\/05\/01)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-4355\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-4355-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div style=\"background-color: #142d87; \" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-4355-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-4355-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4355-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-headline panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-headline so-widget-sow-headline-default-ad3aca5e1f44-4355\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"sow-headline-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sow-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEU Design Reform 2025: \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"decoration-inside\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sow-sub-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCritical Updates for Applicants\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4355-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; \" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-4355-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-4355-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4355-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">(Effective: 2025\/05\/01)<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t\n<table id=\"tablepress-6\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-6 tablepress-responsive\">\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><center>1<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>Terminology Standardization<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>Community Design\" renamed to \"EU Design\"\u200b\u200b<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><center>2<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>Protection Symbol<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>New registered design symbol \u24b9\u200b\u200b<br \/>\r\n(Similar to \u00ae trademarks)<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><center>3<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>Multi-class Filing<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>Single application covers multiple Locarno classes<br \/>\r\n(Original requirement: separate applications)<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><center>4<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>Designs per Application<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>50 designs per application<br \/>\r\n(Ideal for series products)<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><center>5<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>Digital Coverage<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>Now protects:<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n\u2705 Animations &amp; GUIs<br \/>\r\n\u2705 Virtual environments<br \/>\r\n\u2705 Non-physical elements<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><center>6<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>3D Printing Infringement<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>Illegal acts include:<br \/>\r\n\u2022 Sharing 3D design files<br \/>\r\n\u2022 AI-generated replicas<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><center>7<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><center>Repair Clause<\/center><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><center>Spare parts for repair<br \/>\r\nexcluded from protection<\/center><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-6 from cache -->\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-4355-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div style=\"background-color: #ffffff; \" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-4355-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-4355-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-4355-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3>Disclaimer:<br \/>\nThis information is for general reference only and does not constitute legal advice. 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