"[...] OHIM has launched a public consultation on the draft guidelines drawn up for renewing Registered Community Designs.
The first RCDs registered in 2003 are due for renewal in April 2008 and letters have already been sent to inform those affected so they can plan ahead. Renewal applications can be made either electronically or using paper forms, from November 1, 2007. [...]"
Mr Vincent O'Reilly, Director of Department for Industrial Property Policy at OHIM, says that comments on this document would be welcome no later than December 15, 2007. These should be sent by e-mail to:
vincent.oreilly - at - oami.europa.eu.
The process of formal adoption of the guidelines is expected to be finalised in 2008.
The purpose of the Renewal Guidelines is to explain how, in practice, the requirements of the Regulation on the Community Design1 (CDR) and the Community Design Implementing Regulation (CDIR) as well as the Community Design Fees Regulation (CDFR) will be applied by the Office in the renewal of a registered Community design. The Guidelines assist the members of the Register service to consistently apply the Regulations to the renewal proceedings and serve as a guide to the parties concerned. There is also an annex to the RCD Renewal Guidelines exhibiting the computer screen layout of the eRenewal form.
I am wondering about why OHIM did not make it to launch this public consultation a little bit more ahead of November 01, 2007 ...
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