Industrial property: legal protection of designs (recast)
TA-9-2024-0165 · P9_TA(2024)0165 · PE749.961
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Parliament adopted its first-reading position on a proposed directive on the legal protection of designs, a recast of existing rules. The proposal is a straightforward codification of existing texts with only the substantive amendments identified in it.¶¶¶ Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to it again if the Commission replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend the proposal.¶ An agreement was reached between Parliament and the Council, so Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2024/2823.¶
Key points
- Parliament adopts its position at first reading, taking into account the recommendations of the Consultative Working Party of the legal services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.¶
- The Consultative Working Party found that the Commission proposal contains no substantive amendments other than those identified as such, and that the unchanged provisions are a straightforward codification of existing texts without any change in substance.¶
- Parliament calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal.¶
- Parliament's position corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive (EU) 2024/2823, as an agreement was reached between Parliament and the Council.¶
Who is affected
Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Article 114(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.¶