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The Registered Community Design
Seminar on Trademarks and DesignsWarsaw, 28. November 2006
Dr. Jörg Weberndörfer
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What is a design?
“design” means the appearance of the whole or a part of a product resulting from the features of, in particular, the ...
lineslines colourscolours texturetexture
contourscontours materialsmaterialsornamentationornamentation
shapeshape
WHAT IS A DESIGN?
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TMTM = distinctive sign to identify products and services
DesignDesign = appearance of a product, new and with individual character
An applicant may protect the same item both as a TM and as a design
Difference betweena trade mark and a design
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Trade marks registered by OHIM
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The Community Design - a two tier protection system
• The Unregistered Community Design
(UCD) automatic creation as from first
disclosure
• The Registered Community Design
(RCD) creation by registration at OHIM
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Registered or Unregistered Community Design
• Unitary character
(equal effect throughout the Community)
• Definitions
(design, product, complex product)
• Protection requirements
(novelty, individual character)
Common elements (1)
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Registered or Unregistered Community Design
• Exclusion of protection
(non visible parts, technical functions,
interconnections, against public policy or
morality)
• Scope of protection
Common elements (2)
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Registered or Unregistered Community Design
• Birth of right– RCD application for registration– UCD making available to the public within the
Community
• Term of protection
– RCD 5 years renewable 4 times
– UCD 3 years from disclosure
Differences (1)
Max. 25 years
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Registered or Unregistered Community Design
• RCD - exclusive right to use and prevent: making, offering, putting on the market, importing, exporting, using or stocking for such purposes, products incorporating the design
• UCD - right to prevent only if use results from copying
Rights conferred:
Differences (2)
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• A stronger right with a unitary character in the entire EU
• Easy, flexible and affordable filing and registration procedure (one filing language, one application, one fee system, no upper limit to designs in one application)
• Long term of protection (up to 25 years)
• Grace period of 12 months.
The advantages of the registered Community design
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Mainly formalities • elements provided in application• priorities• whether professional representation is
required
+ 2 grounds for non-registrability
• not a design application• against public policy and morality
Examination
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____________________________________________Procedure should be fast and user-friendlyProcedure should be fast and user-friendly
No examination on No examination on
verification of protection requirements
relative grounds
whether the applicant is entitled
Examination
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Community Design Workflow
Mail RoomMail Dispatch
Examination
Registration
Publication Deferment
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Languages
• The filing of the application may be made in any of the official languages of the Community (20)
• The applicant must indicate a second (different) language which must be a language of the Office, that is Spanish (ES), German (DE), English (EN), French (FR) and Italian (IT)
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Any natural or legal person without any restrictions as to nationality or state of incorporation
Filing procedures - who can file
Who has the right
• The designer or his successor in title• Joint ownership• Designs developed by employees
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• Electronically
• by fax - not advised for designs
• by post or courier
• by hand - either in Alicante or via National IP Office
Where and how to file
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Registration fee
• first design 230 €• from 2nd to 10th design 115 €• from 11th onwards 50 €
Publication fee
• first design 120 €• from 2nd to 10th design 60 €• from 11th onwards 30 €
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Deferment fee
• first design 40 €• from 2nd to 10th design 20 €• from 11th onwards 10 €
Renewal fee
• first renewal 90 €• second renewal 120 €• third renewal 150 €• fourth renewal 180 €
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• The “Community Designs Bulletin”– Periodic editions– Only electronic – Contains registrations and entries in the
Register
Publications
• Data base of registered Community Designs: RCD-ONLINE
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• To be requested when application is filed• Maximum 30 months as from filing or
priority date• Deferment may be interrupted at any time • Possibility of filing a specimen if two
dimensional design• Except for very limited information, the
designs remain secret until holder decides to publish
Deferred publication
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The Office accepts
• Dotted lines to indicate the elements for which no protection is sought or to indicate portions of the design which are not visible in that particular view, i.e. non-visible lines
CD 30606-0005
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The Office accepts
• Boundaries to be used to surround features of the design for which protection is sought
CD 164611-0004
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The Office accepts
• Colouring to be used on a black and white drawing to highlight the features of the design for which protection is sought only
CD 229752
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CD 51560
Designs drawn by hand are acceptable
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Views must relate to the same design
• The maximum 7 views must always relate to the same design, otherwise it must be split into a multiple application or into two separate applications
• However, it is acceptable that one view shows the design as a whole and the other views show specific portions of it
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Not acceptable as one design (2 different tables)
CD 281118-0003
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One product (a toy), accepted as one design
CD 293006-0002
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Views relate to the same design
CD 238092-0001
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Complex products
• A product consisting of multiple components which can be replaced permitting disassembly and re-assembly
• The Office requires that at least one of the maximum 7 views shows the product in its assembled form if it is not clear whether the application is a single or multiple application
• However, such a view is requested for only if it could be easily produced by the applicant
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The Office accepts
CD 225503
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Set of articles
• The Office accepts a set of articles as one design, provided the articles have features in common which closely link the articles in such a way that it is clear that protection is sought for a design resulting from the combination of the articles
• In addition, the articles should ordinarily be on sale or intended to be used together
• For a set of articles at least one view must show the set of articles together
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The Office accepts
CD 63664 CD 88562 CD 187018
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Specimens
• Only two-dimensional designs and deferred
publication• 5 copies• Pasted on A4 paper• Sent in single mail with application• Dimensions
– A4 not folded– 50 grams– 3 mm thickness
• Not perishable or dangerous
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Features
– no upper limit for number of designs
– saves costs for applicant
– each design included will have its own independent life (deferred or not, invalidity, surrender, renewal, etc …)
BUT must be in same class of Locarno
Multiple applications
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Example of a multiple application (class 06)
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Two ways to invalidate a registered CD
1) Application to the OHIM
2) Counterclaim in infringement proceeding
before a Community design Court
Invalidity
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Grounds for Invalidity
- not a design
- does not fulfil requirements of novelty,
individual character, offends public policy or
morality etc.
- holder not entitled
- anticipated by prior design
- interfering earlier rights
- improper use of certain emblems etc.
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Registered Community Design Statistics
General Statistics
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Accumulated RCDs
Total:- 212, 821
40,640
53,892
63,673
54,885
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
2003 2004 2005 2006
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Accumulated RCD Publications
Total: 204,451
19,882
57,710
67,875
59,008
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
80,000
2003 2004 2005 2006
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Top Ten RCD Filing Countries
23.9%
15.5%
9.1%
8.1%
7.6%
6.8%
3.6%
3.6%
2.5%
2.4%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0%
Germany
Italy
USA
France
UK
Spain
Japan
Netherland
Switzerland
Austria
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Top Ten RCD Owners
1,816
1,630
1,204
1,164
994
974
941
930
870
851
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 1,400 1,600 1,800
Nike International
The Procter & Gam ble Com pany
BSH Bosch und Siem ens
Sam sung Electronics
Daim lerChrys ler AG
Eglo Leuchten Gm bH
Villeroy & Boch AG
Colgate-Palm olive AG
Thun Spa
Sony Corporation
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Top Ten RCD Representatives
2,856
1,353
1,328
1,322
1,315
1,278
1,272
1,243
1,225
1,158
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000
GLP S.R.L.
Dott. Prof. Franco Cicogna
R.G.C. Jenkins & co.
Boehmert & Boehmert
Boulte Wade Tennant
Marks & Clerk
Modiano
Bureau Gevers
Studio Bonini SRL
J. Isern Patentes y Marcas
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Registered Community Design Statistics
RCD Statistics for POLAND
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RCDs Filed from Poland
Total:- 2,102
965
799
253
85
04080
120160200240280320360400440480520560600640680720760800840880920960
1,000
2003 2004 2005 2006
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Polish RCDs Published
Total:- 1,878
138
968
697
75
04080
120160200240280320360400440480520560600640680720760800840880920960
1,000
2003 2004 2005 2006
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Top Ten Polish RCD Filers
21
21
21
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
0 5 10 15 20 25
Kamis-Przyprawy S.A.
Tymbark S.A.
V&S Luksusowa Zielona Góra
Agencja Wydawnicza 'Technopol'
ASA Sp. Z.o.o.
Przedsiêbiorstwo WIM
Valvex S.A.
Agros Nova Sp. z.o.o.
Tan Viet International
Nepentes Sp. z.o.o.
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Top Ten Polish Representatives
73
64
39
39
38
37
33
33
32
30
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Kancelaria Patentowa Property…
Dr. Hoffmeister & Tarvenkorn
Dreszer Grenda & Partners
Kulikowska I Kulikowski SP
Kancelaria Patentowa Chrystian…
Dennemeyer & Associates
Kancelaria Patentowa ..
Rumpel
Patent Service Kancelaria
KancelariaPatentowa Hanna...
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WEB-PAGE: OAMI - ONLINE
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ALICANTE-News
OAMI-Newsletter has been
substituted by Alicante News
and is available
online
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General
Information: (+ 34) 965 139 100
(+ 34) 965 131 344
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)Avenida de Europa, 4E-03008 AlicanteSPAIN