Article 11

1. The right to the registered design shall vest in the designer or the designer’s successor in title. 2. If two or more persons have jointly developed the design, the right to the registered design shall vest in them jointly. 3. However, the right to the registered design shall vest in the employer where a design is developed by an employee in the execution of the employee’s duties or following the instructions given by the employee’s employer, unless otherwise agreed between the parties concerned or laid down in national law.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-16 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.