European Business Law
Auteur : Louis Vogel
Sommaire de l’ouvrage
Introduction
Part 1: Abolition of restrictions on free movement
Title 1: Principles of precedence and direct effect
Chapter 1: Commercial agency
Chapter 2: Companies/Groupings
Chapter 3: Transfer of undertaking
Chapter 4: Consumer protection
Section 1: Trade mark
Section 2: Copyright and related rights
I: Scope of application
II: Conditions for protection
IV: Extent of the protection
Section 4: Procedural rules and sanctions
Chapter 6: Public procurement contracts
Title 3: Regulations
282. Grounds for refusal or invalidity of the registration
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Article 11 of Directive No 98/71 provides an exhaustive list of grounds for refusal or invalidity of the registration of a design.
The non-compliance with the definition of design in Article 1(a) of the directive or of the requirements of protection (lack of novelty, of individual character, disclosure to the public) are absolute grounds for refusing registration (Article 11(1)(a) and (b)). The fi …