2022/0391(COD) · In Force
22 submissions from 22 organizations told the European Commission what they think about this file. Here is what each of them said, in their own words.
The Commission lists 173 submissions on this file. Shown here: the 22 from organizations. Not shown, by design: submissions from private individuals, which we never publish, and anything filed since our last weekly refresh.
16 submissions from industry — companies and their trade associations — against 2 from civil society: NGOs, consumer organizations, environmental groups and trade unions. That is 8 industry submissions for every one from civil society.
Groupings use the respondent type each organization selected when filing. Counting submissions, not organizations — a body that filed twice is counted twice.
What the room declares
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 2 Sept 2026). The cost figure sums band floors, so the true total is higher.
The file, right now
The consultation closed on 31 Jan 2023 — it ran from 28 Nov 2022.
How it got here
Also on the Commission’s pipeline for this file, with no date recorded: Initiative planned.
Showing 22 of 22 submissions.
LAPRAM Association des Praticians du droit des Marques et des Modèles is an international French-language association bringing together specialists from Industrial and Intellectual Property. It brings together the three families in the IP world: In-house lawyers, lawyers and industrial property councils, which give it strength, creativity and openness to a world in constant change for the benefit of its members.
Filed in French · English published by the European Commission
The Licensing Executives Society (LES) is a non-profit organisation active in the field of technology and intellectual property licensing, technical know-how and patented inventions to software, copyright and trademarks. Les International (LESI) has more than 10.000 individual members divided into 33 national and regional companies. Les Italy is the Italian group of LESI.
Filed in Italian · English published by the European Commission
Dear Madam, We would like to thank the European Commission and DG GROW for this call for input and this opportunity to give our opinion on the proposals for a Regulation and a Directive on designs. Designs are a fundamental intellectual property right for the LVMH Group Houses and the applicable legal framework is a major topic for the Group.
Filed in French · English published by the European Commission
Unifab is the French association for the promotion and protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs). Today, Unifab represents more than 200 French and International companies as well as professional federations and serves as a unique guardian of its members IP rights by presenting itself as a platform for discussion on these topics.
We at Scania CV AB oppose to the EU Commission's proposed revision of the Directive on the legal protection of designs and the Regulation on the Community design. Design protection should give the automotive industry the same opportunity to prevent the sale of competing spare parts of lower quality and with lower product safety, just like other companies.
Summary of the SEPAF opinion supports the proposals as a whole. Welcomes the fact that uniform regulation is put in place in the Member States and many of the changes proposed are long awaited and expected; New definitions will better clarify the boundaries of the law and modernise its content to better stand up to technological progress.
Filed in Swedish · English published by the European Commission
ECTA is an association that brings together IPR professionals who practice in the field of trade marks, designs, geographical indications, copyright and related matters. These professionals are lawyers, trade mark and patent attorneys, in-house counsels focusing on IPR matters, and also other specialists in these fields.
A design proposal based on out-of-date assumptions The review of the EUs rules on industrial design was widely welcomed when it was first announced in the Intellectual Property Action Plan. However, now that the proposals have been presented, they seem to be based on old, out-of-date assumptions.
· · filed 31 Jan 2023 · source
The International Trademark Association (INTA) is a global association of brand owners and professionals dedicated to supporting trademarks and related intellectual property (IP) to foster consumer trust, economic growth, and innovation.
MARQUES is the European Association representing the interest of brand owners in Europe and beyond. MARQUES has been involved in the debate on the reform of the European Union Design legislation since its inception, as ensued after the publication of the Legal Review on Industrial Designs Protection in Europe (the Review] in the year 2016.
SMEunited welcomes the initiative by the European Commission to update EU design protection rules. However, not all revisions and additions contribute to clearer and simpler rules for SMEs, e.g. limiting design strictly to visible components or delegating power in delicate matters such as appeal proceedings.
The Compagnie nationale des conseil en propriété industrielle (CNCPI) is the body established by law and codified in the Intellectual Property Code, representing the regulated liberal profession, bringing together all French industrial property lawyers, with the representation and support of companies in the protection, defence and exploitation of their intellectual property rights (trade marks, patents, designs and…
Filed in French · English published by the European Commission
Please find the feedback of Japan Intellectual Property Association attached. It is joint comments on the Regulation regaring Art.4,19,20 and 37 and the Directive regaring Art.3,16,19 and 27 We will upload the attached file as well as comments for Directive. With appreciation,
AAM (Association of Mutual Insurers in France) represents 31 mutual insurance groups i.e. 91 companies. Key figures from AAM members in 2021: - 47.2 million members and clients, - 102,000 employees, - 46.2% French market share in property damage AAM supports the revision of the Directive on the legal protection of designs.
· · filed 30 Jan 2023 · source
NOTES 1. Definitions The addition, in Article 3(1), of the words “including movement, passage or animation of these features in any other form” entails the need for implementing rules allowing for a clear and unambiguous representation of such new designs and in the design application and in the register. We request that such provisions be issued after the adoption of Regulation 2.
Filed in Polish · English published by the European Commission
· · filed 30 Jan 2023 · source
The IP Federation welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commissions proposal for a regulation (the Proposal) amending Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 on Community designs and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 2246/2002.
The Asociación para la Defensa de la Marca (ANDEMA) is the association that defends companies’ trade mark rights in Spain. This work has been carried out by raising public awareness of the positive impact of brands and the harm caused by the consumption of counterfeits, as well as working together with the main institutions and associations, not only at national but also at European and international level.
Filed in Spanish · English published by the European Commission
· · filed 27 Jan 2023 · source
Because of the very tight timeframe given, these observations are limited to what our committee considered the most urgent and important issues to be dealt with. On the one hand, under the present interpretation of the Regulation (and therefore of the Directive), the Design law in the EU is unsatisfactory.
Please find the feedback of the Federal Bar Association attached. It is a joint feedback on the Directive (p. 3-6) and the Regulation (p. 6) with a common intro (p. 2-3) and conclusions (p. 7). We want to upload this document as well as a feedback for Directive. Please do not hesitate to get back to us if you have any questions. Many thanks.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
We hereby submit our Comments on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 on Community designs and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2246/2002 with special reference to 3D printing for your kind consideration.
· · filed 20 Jan 2023 · source
We hereby submit the Comments of the GRUR Committee for Design Law on the European Commissions Proposal for a Regulation amending the Community Designs Regulation [COM(2022)666] and a Proposal for a Directive on the legal protection of designs [COM(2022)667] with annexes, for your kind consideration.
· · filed 28 Dec 2022 · source
I recommend that both the German version of the new regulation and the English version refer to the EU design. From a linguistic point of view, since the introduction of the German Design Act, there is no longer any reference to ‘designs’ in Germany. I therefore recommend a linguistic adaptation to the effect that in future the term ‘EU design’ will be referred to as ‘EU design’ and not to ‘EU design’.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
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