art_6__para_2

2. A disclosure shall not be taken into consideration for the purpose of applying Articles 4 and 5 if the disclosed design, which is identical or does not differ in its overall impression from the design for which protection is claimed under a registered design right of a Member State, has been made available to the public: by the designer, the designer’s successor in title, or a third person as a result of information provided or action taken by the designer, or the designer’s successor in title; and during the 12-month period preceding the date of filing of the application or, if priority is claimed, the date of priority.

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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.