Considerations on COM(2024)232 -

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dossier COM(2024)232 - .
document COM(2024)232
date June  6, 2024
 
(1) Efforts to harmonise at international level certain procedural aspects regarding industrial design applications have been ongoing under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) since 2005.

(2) As a result of these efforts, a Diplomatic Conference to conclude and adopt a Design Law Treaty was convened in 2022 by the WIPO General Assembly to take place by 2024.

(3) The Diplomatic Conference to negotiate future provisions of the Design Law Treaty is scheduled to take place between 11 and 22 November 2024.

(4) The objective of the Design Law Treaty is to harmonise certain industrial design application procedures and formalities for the benefit of creative industries, industrial designers, by way of making the international registration of designs easier and more predictable.

(5) The Union should participate in the negotiations on the Design Law Treaty.