European Union Designs
European procedure (EUIPO)
Applying for a European Union designs at EUIPO
European Union designs are registered in the European Union in accordance with the Council Regulation (EC) 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on European Union designs. One of the key principles of EU industrial property law is the uniform character of the European Union designs. The uniform character of a European Union design means that it is protected as a whole throughout the EU, i.e. also in Poland.
The application for a registered European Union design may be filed directly at the European Union Intellectual Property Office or through the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland. If all the requirements pertaining to the application have been met, the Office will enter the design into the register of European Uniony Designs and publish the registered design in the Bulletin of European Union Designs. This procedure lasts approximately one month.
