{"id":6694,"date":"2022-08-18T10:28:55","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T08:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.copyright.eu\/docs\/the-life-of-the-design-after-registration\/"},"modified":"2022-08-18T10:29:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T08:29:22","password":"","slug":"the-life-of-the-design-after-registration","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.copyright.eu\/en\/docs\/the-life-of-the-design-after-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"The life of the design after registration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"slds-rich-text-editor__output uiOutputRichText forceOutputRichText\" dir=\"ltr\" data-aura-rendered-by=\"11:172;a\" data-aura-class=\"uiOutputRichText forceOutputRichText\">\n<p><span data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">After registration, the holder has a <b>5-year monopoly of use, which can be extended to 25 years from the date of filing<\/b>. <\/span><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\"><br data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\"><span data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">During these 5 years, the life of the design may include several stages:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">\n<li>Its <b>renewal<\/b> by periods of 5 years up to 25 years (i.e. 4 renewals) according to article L513-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code (ICP).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\"><\/div>\n<ul data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">\n<li>Its <b>use<\/b>, since the holder has a monopoly of use on the territory where the registration was made, he\/she alone can benefit from it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\"><\/div>\n<ul data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">\n<li>Its <b>use by a third party<\/b> via the granting of a licence or its <b>transfer<\/b>, since a design right is a property right according to Article L513-2 of the CPI. It is indeed a valuable asset.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\"><\/div>\n<ul data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">\n<li>Its <b>surveillance<\/b>, since the holder has the right to prohibit third parties from manufacturing, selling or importing products containing the design or model, in the form of an imitation or by reproducing significant elements, according to Article L513-4 of the IPC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\"><\/div>\n<ul data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">\n<li>Its <b>defence<\/b> with the infringement action, as a registered design, is a dissuasive means of action in the event of infringement, even if the third party is acting in good faith (i.e. the infringer does not have knowledge of the design).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\"><\/div>\n<ul data-aura-rendered-by=\"12:172;a\">\n<li>Its <b>extension abroad<\/b>, knowing that the holder has a priority right of 6 months after the filing date to extend his\/her design abroad while benefiting from the retroactivity of the protection date to the filing date in France, while not being considered as a disclosure. The owner can apply for an EU design via the EUIPO, or in 17 African countries via the African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI), or with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) to extend in other countries via a single procedure, or separately with local institutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once registration formalities have been completed, care must be taken to use your creations in accordance with the law or regulations in 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