Industrial property: protection of Community design

COMMUNITY MEASURE : Commission Regulation 2245/2002/EC implementing Council Regulation 6/2002/EC on Community designs. CONTENT : Regulation 6/2002/EC creates a system enabling a design having effect throughout the Community to be obtained on the basis of an application to the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (trade marks and designs). It contains the necessary provisions for a procedure leading to the registration of a Community design, as well as for the administration of registered Community designs, for appeals against decision of the Office and for proceedings for the invalidation of a Community design. This Regulation lays down the necessary measures for implementing the provisions of Regulation 6/2002/EC. It should ensure the smooth and efficient operation of design proceedings before the Office. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 24/12/2002.�